Paris day 4

A hidden gem was found today as we had brunch on the 9th floor terrace of the department store Le Printemps. Who would ever have thought we could experience such a panoramic view of the city for the price of a coffee, but so it was !

Today we spent most of the day at the museums. We are not great Museum lovers so we kept it short. We visited the Louvre and saw the few things that we wanted to see such as the Mona Lisa, Winged Victory and the Wedding feast. For the Art lover I imagine there is nothing more special than a visit here. We did exercise a tip and found that entering via the carousel entrance rather than the main entrance was a great tip as there was virtually no line up. We then walked through Les Jardins Des Tuileries which lies between the Louvre and Place de la Concorde. At the end of the garden is Musee de L'Orangerie, a converted 19th century greenhouse, which is home to a collection of paintings from the 19th century.
We then topped off the evening with a fabulous dinner at Le Grand Colbert, the restaurant from the film Something's gotta give with Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson. ( Remember it ?)
It was fun and oh so French !!!!
Tomorrow we travel by train to Normandy to tour the D Day sites. This would be at the very top of Bob's bucket list and is then fitting that he spend his birthday doing just that.

Here are my few thoughts on Paris as we prepare to leave........

10. Drivers are fearless, especially the motorcyclists.
9. Men wear scarves
8. People are generally rude, but communicating was never a problem.
7. Tres Cher !
6. Beautiful and overflowing with ornate monuments and buildings
5. A little dirty ( we actually saw a rat)
4. Great for walking. Although it is huge, it is also fairly flat but so interesting that you hardly notice you have walked 20 miles.
3.Do not even attempt it in less than 4 days
2. Have a plan because you will undoubtedly have to miss something
1. Very romantic.