Paris Day 2

Musee d'Orsay

Today is Ruth's birthday (so we discovered later) and we ended up in two of her favorite parts of Paris. In the morning, we visited the Musee d'Orsay, a converted train station whose architecture is just fabulous inside. Here are exhibited numerous works from the great impressionists: Monet, Degas, etc. We've always been most impressed by Monet after visiting his gardens and the Rouen Cathedral, which formed the basis for many of his paintings. 

Monet's Garden

We had lunch in the cafeteria and then walked the Seine toward Les Invalides where Napoleon is buried. Then onto Montmartre, the home of Sacre Coeur, a huge basilica which can be seen from most of Paris since it is on top of a hill. We visited the church and then wandered the district, past all the tourist places, just viewing the neighborhood. We truly got lost since we ended up on the opposite side of Montmartre from where I expected. But we managed to figure out the closest Metro station and from there headed back to our hotel. We asked for a dinner recommendation and the hotel suggested a true French dinner nearby. I tried a goose egg dish with white asparagus and Mary tried a pork dish, but were great, but the meal was a little pricy ($120).

Streets of Montmartre