February 20, 2013

Paris Day 3


Seafood for sale at street market

Wednesday street market on av. du President Wilson
Boy pausing from pigeon feeding at Palais de Chaillot 

Couple ignoring the view of the Eiffel Tower at the Jardins du Trocadero

Graffiti on the steps of the Palais de Chaillot

"Red sock in yellow box" art exhibit at the Musee d'Art Moderne

Eiffel Tower from the pont de l'Alma (bridge)

Shoe store on Bouvard rue Saint Dominique

Tiffany blue Vespa
Cathedral St. Honore

"The Thinker" by Rodin at the Musee Rodin
(slightly larger than life-size)

"The Kiss" by Rodin
(life size)


"The Cathedral" by Rodin
(about a yard tall)

Close up of Rodin's tribute to Victor Hugo
(Hugo slightly larger than life-size)
Highlights:

  • Viewing varied street market fare
  • Watching tourists take self-portraits with the Eiffel Tower in the background whilst eating a peach pastry
  • Wandering into the two-storied opening rotunda of the Musee d'Art Moderne painted with blithe illustrations of hundreds of historical figures in every hue
  • Unexpectely noticing the Van Gogh painting "The Harvesters" at the Musee Rodin sculpture museum
  • Meeting Beth at the airport

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