palais royal

If you were walking down this street:

you might not notice this hallway:

through which you can walk into a fabulous courtyard:

also there that day, an exhibition of art created on pieces of the Berlin Wall:

the neighborhood

Being able to live like a local is one of the benefits to staying in an apartment while traveling. As wonderful as restaurant food is, it was also nice to have some simple meals "at home." We stayed in the sixth arrondisement where there's no shortage of vendors, but no matter where you are in Paris, you are close to many wonderful food purveyors and markets.

our apartment building's courtyard

the neighborhood

benefits of city living

bon appétit!

musée d'orsay - part two

Here are more of my favorite images from and of the Musée D'Orsay...

Manet's The Luncheon on the Grass

architectural motif in the museum

Monet's Woman with a Parasol, Facing Right

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux's Prince Imperial with his Dog Néro

Monet's Rue Montorgueil in Paris, Celebration of June 30, 1878 (end of World Fair)

Jean-François Millet's The Gleaners

close-up of the beautiful clock

Van Gogh's Self-Portrait 1887

Van Gogh's Self-Portrait 1889

the gorgeous museum dining room

Degas' Little Dancer of Fourteen Years

musée d'orsay - part one

The lovely Musée D'Orsay is housed in a former train station and has a large collection of Impressionist works. Here are some highlights from our visit.

view of the front end of the museum

Seurat's The Circus

Degas' The Ballet Rehearsal

Van Gogh's Mademoiselle Gachet in her Garden

Charles Cordier's Sudanese Man

Eugène Carriere's Louis-Henri Devillez In His Studio

Renoir's Dance in the City

Monet's The Tuileries

Van Gogh's Bedroom in Arles (3rd version)

Degas' The Pedicure

museum's rooftop terrace

view from museum rooftop