It’s not what you look at that matters. It’s what you see.
Of course, we visited the Louvre and saw the Mona Lisa.And also saw Michelangelo’s sculpture – “Enslaved” – one of four originals. (Remember this guy?) And this dedicated employee – ever vigilant – assuring that nothing goes awry at the Louvre! Out walking, we spotted this Jeff Koons sculpture – Bouquet of Tulips Musee d’Orsay – This gorgeous, former train station was saved from the wrecking ball in the 1970s and now houses a wonderful collection of Impressionist paintings and many other works of art.Like this wonderful RenoirAnd this Claude MonetSpeaking of Monet, we trained and then biked out to Claude Monet’s home in Giverny. Here I am, on his porch!The gardens around his home were amazing, even though it’s getting late in the season!Trying to restrain myself – but so beautiful!We’ve all seen Monet’s water lily paintings with this bridge, right?These are the boats that he used to putter around – observing the flowers he’d paint. I love seeing these old kitchens. They had 8 children so I’m assuming this was a well used room of the house.
I also like to imagine that all of this blue tile came from Delft in the Netherlands.
We visited Rodin’s house (in the background) and walked around his gardens where some of his sculptures were scattered. This is The Burghers of Calais.
I see people’s shadows looking at Mona Lisa (as expected). When I was there, I couldn’t get close to Mona Lisa because there were just too many people.
Wow! Amazing to see so much phenomenal art in one city. Especially love your photos of Monet’s waterlilies and bridge. Must feel surreal to be there in person.
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This all looks amazing!
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How fun! Now I want blue tile in our kitchen 😍
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I love the sink too!
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Love the pictures and your comments. Learning so much from your travels.
Continue to have an amazing time.
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Beautiful art and gardens!! Enjoy!!
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The Louvre in Paris is known for tourist. Did you have to wait in long lines, lots of people?
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Not at all – quieter time of year I think. Of course, there was a bit of a queue for the Mona Lisa but moved along pretty good.
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Enjoying your posts. L & J
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Thank you❣️
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Wow – all of it. And especially the Monet home and gardens.
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I see people’s shadows looking at Mona Lisa (as expected). When I was there, I couldn’t get close to Mona Lisa because there were just too many people.
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Yes, I think it is generally crowded at the Mona Lisa as she is the “star” of the Louvre 😉
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What a wonderful tour of Paris art! You really have picked some beautiful examples for us – thank you!
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Thank you for your feedback! xoxo
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Wow! Amazing to see so much phenomenal art in one city. Especially love your photos of Monet’s waterlilies and bridge. Must feel surreal to be there in person.
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Absolutely ‼️
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