Wednesday 29 May 2013 Musée d'Orsay

 

This is the general view as you come out of the Métro to Place de la Concorde.
It does get better than this!

Musée d'Orsay courtyard.

Musée d'Orsay courtyard.

Walked straight in with tickets bought in advance.
There were a few hundred people at the regular entrance.
However, I went there to see
Evening, which is also known as the Ball
by Jacques-Joseph Tissot (1836-1902) and it is not on exhibition at the moment.
Peut-être un autre fois.!
However, as usual, it was so good to see what was there at the moment.
 

That is Sacré-Coeur on the hill.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29 May 2013 Last Glass of Whisky

from Scotland

Geoffrey has caught my cold.
This is the last of the whisky my cousin Jack has given us.
His son Joe brought it across to us on 23 February.
Bunnahabhain Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky.
 



Ayda's Paintings in Paris



The top 2 we brought with us.
The bottom 5 we received on Friday.

GB's Empty Bottle Collection

27  May 2013 Lunch au Rocher de Cancale



Au Rocher de Cancale
78 rue de Montorgueil 2ème

 

Founded in 1804 and then moved to a different section of the street to its present position in 1846. The building is classified as an historical monument.
Honoré de Balzac and Stendhal were a regular here.
On the firsr floor there are original frescoes by Paul Gavarni (1804-1866). a French painter and illustrator.



Lunch with Jean-François and Maeva.
Our table was in the upstairs dining room alongside
a frescoe by Paul Gavarni.
The frescoes on the walls are protected under plexiglass.

Frescoe by Paul Gavarni.

Section of the original wall of the building - down in the toilet area.

23 May 2013 Tricia and Mark in Paris

Tricia and Mark in our apartment.

26 May 2013 Tricia and Mark
Eating des Escargots in Paris

 les escargots

Dessert

21 May 2013 Exposition RON MUECK

Tour Montparnasse from le Métro Raspail




Entrance at 261 Boulevarde Raspail 14e.

Gardens as you enter the Foundation.

Couple under an Umbrella
Sculptor Ron Mueck
no photos after this.







GB in front of house at 11 rue Victor Schoelcher, 14 arr. 
Simone de Beauvoir, French writer, philosopher lived here in her last 30 years.

 

 

Bus for the homeless - Busabri..
Offers easy access to assistance for employment, accommodation, medical assistance,
support and care. Generally parked on rue Froidevaux.

 

 

 

 

 



Tour Montparnasse from Cimetière du Montparnasse.
The 59 storey 209 metre high was built in 1969 -1973.
From the top, you have a magnificent view over the whole of Paris.

Tour Montparnasse
from the centre roundabout
Cimetière du Montparnasse.
Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir are buried here.

The central roundabout
with an 1889 bronze statue by Horace Daillion

Tour Montparnasse
from
Cimetière du Montparnasse.

Le Havre Friday 17 May 2013