Dec. 3, 2024
Today was our big day in Paris. Through a series of unfortunate events (i.e., I wrote down the wrong day), I booked us on two back to back activities activities today.
We started out the day at the Orsay Museum:
And, Steve was already spicy:
We saw new art next to old art. For example, Thomas Couture’s “The Romans During the Decadence” and a statue of a small child drawing it:
We saw paintings by Manet, Monet, Bazille, Tissot, Van Gogh, and many more, which were all great. “Whistler’s Mother” was even in residence, which was a nice surprise.
To give you a taste, here’s an excerpt from Frédéric Bazille’s “Réunion de Famille”:
And, Manet’s “Olympia”:
However, the one that stood out to me was Marie Bracquemond’s “Three Women with Parasols”:
Then we jetted off to the Palace of Versailles, where we walked the halls of kings and queens:
Our tour took us off the beaten path, so we got to see the opera:
(Spit out to Steve for these two photos:)
We also got to check out the chapel:
Being surrounded by that kind of opulence all afternoon has given me a few decorating ideals… (Think mirrors, metallic surfaces, and more chandeliers than you can shake a stick at!)
All in all it was a busy, but pretty great day.
All our love,
Tara and Steve
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