Rain overnight and consistent rain this morning.\u00c2\u00a0 Thank goodness we had planned a museum day.\u00c2\u00a0 We headed over to the Musee d\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Orsay, stood in line in the rain outside for an hour \u00e2\u20ac\u201c wishing all t while we had secured our tickets on line.\u00c2\u00a0 Two special exhibits were going on: Picasso\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s reaction\/interpretation of Manet\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Le Diner sur l\u00e2\u20ac\u2122herbe.\u00c2\u00a0 Unfortunately, Mike and I just don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t appreciate Picasso\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s style.\u00c2\u00a0 The other special exhibition opened today \u00e2\u20ac\u201c collection of masks as art.\u00c2\u00a0 This exhibit was interesting to see the artist\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s interpretations of masks throughout time.\u00c2\u00a0 The main floor is filled with sculpture \u00e2\u20ac\u201c some Rodin and some Camille Claudel, his prot\u00c3\u00a9g\u00c3\u00a9 and lover.\u00c2\u00a0 Naturally, we spent most of our time in Orsay on the 5th floor with the Impressionists.\u00c2\u00a0 We observed several artists copying\/interpreting some of the masters\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 works. My favorite piece, the French flags along the avenue, is on loan to a special show in Bucharest. After cruising through the art nouveau decorative arts and the bookstore\/gift shop, we headed to the Musee Rodin on Avenue Varenne \u00e2\u20ac\u201c in the rain.<\/p>\n
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Rodin’s Thinker<\/p><\/div>\n
As we entered Musee Rodin, we noticed groups of 4 and 6 gendarmarie in full riot gear on the street nearby.\u00c2\u00a0 Periodically, they would come into the Musee Rodin to use the restroom facilities.\u00c2\u00a0 Very interesting \u00e2\u20ac\u201c but we never found out exactly what was going on.The Musee Rodin occupies the site of a former convent\/boarding school run by an order of nuns who decided to sell all the decoration in the Hotel Biron to raise funds.\u00c2\u00a0 Many rooms were stripped of woodwork, crown molding, decorative work, chandeliers, etc.\u00c2\u00a0 The museum houses many of Rodin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s preliminary studies and models of his final works.\u00c2\u00a0 Some of his major works are in the gardens, beautifully landscaped, near Invalides and the Eiffel Tower.\u00c2\u00a0 Viewing the gardens was dampened by the rain, but many of the roses were still blooming.We left the Musee Rodin, heading for the Latin Quarter so Mike could get a crepe as a snack.\u00c2\u00a0 Back to the apartment to do the last load of laundry before we go home and get ready for dinner at La Cordonnerie with Hugo at 8 PM.<\/p>\n
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Look familiar?
This hangs in our dining room<\/p><\/div>\n
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