Paris: Picasso to Louvre
Church bells again this morning but we were up before then.
Picasso Museum: sizable collection of sculptures. He made junk into pieces of art. For example, a piece of broken pottery became a face with a few brush strokes. Got to see some of his earlier realistic paintings.
Centre Pompidou: Went to the very top where there was an expensive but beautifully laid out restaurant. Walked through the galleries of art. Some pieces that I found funny/interesting:
Forum les Halles metro stop: Crowded like an Asian city. Not recommended. Couldn't resist walking into the H&M though. There were so many people that there were announcements about their return policy - they were encouraging people to buy and try their clothes on at home instead of in the store.
St Eustache Church: gigantic head sculpture
Les Jardin du Palais-Royal: dinner time so we scoped out the restaurants surrounding the gardens. Lots of Moroccan - there was a couscous and tagine dish on every menu. Found a tasty and romantic restaurant behind the gardens. After dinner, when we walked by the black and white pillars, there was a bride and groom getting their wedding photos taken.
Louvre: getting dark after dinner. No crowds whatsoever so perfect for picture taking. The museum was closed but we could still go inside to take pictures from inside the glass pyramid.
Pont des Arts: crossed this bridge on the walk home. It was twilight but the bridge was full of people! Like on the Champs de Mars, they were picnicking (ranging from feasts of wine and quiche to bags of chips) and just hanging out. Very pleasant place to gather with friends.
At the St Michel metro stop, there was a huge crowd around a street performer. The crowd was so big that I couldn't even see the performer! Then, the performer started a song which then the whole crowd joined in. I don't think I've ever seen such a popular street performance.
Picasso Museum: sizable collection of sculptures. He made junk into pieces of art. For example, a piece of broken pottery became a face with a few brush strokes. Got to see some of his earlier realistic paintings.
Centre Pompidou: Went to the very top where there was an expensive but beautifully laid out restaurant. Walked through the galleries of art. Some pieces that I found funny/interesting:
- three blank canvases
- piano covered in grey felt
- pieces by Matisse, Magritte, Dali
- more Picassos!
- room of bizarre sculptures
- 100 boots series by Eleanor Antin -- so cute!
Forum les Halles metro stop: Crowded like an Asian city. Not recommended. Couldn't resist walking into the H&M though. There were so many people that there were announcements about their return policy - they were encouraging people to buy and try their clothes on at home instead of in the store.
St Eustache Church: gigantic head sculpture
Les Jardin du Palais-Royal: dinner time so we scoped out the restaurants surrounding the gardens. Lots of Moroccan - there was a couscous and tagine dish on every menu. Found a tasty and romantic restaurant behind the gardens. After dinner, when we walked by the black and white pillars, there was a bride and groom getting their wedding photos taken.
Louvre: getting dark after dinner. No crowds whatsoever so perfect for picture taking. The museum was closed but we could still go inside to take pictures from inside the glass pyramid.
Pont des Arts: crossed this bridge on the walk home. It was twilight but the bridge was full of people! Like on the Champs de Mars, they were picnicking (ranging from feasts of wine and quiche to bags of chips) and just hanging out. Very pleasant place to gather with friends.
At the St Michel metro stop, there was a huge crowd around a street performer. The crowd was so big that I couldn't even see the performer! Then, the performer started a song which then the whole crowd joined in. I don't think I've ever seen such a popular street performance.
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