Our loyal readers may recall that Shana and I were in Paris at the end of March for a school break, which was fantastic, but featured less-than-ideal weather, which was not surprising for Paris that time of year. This week, we returned to Paris as the first leg in our Paris and Canada trip to see relatives in Paris, Montreal/Quebec City, and Toronto.
In Paris, we got to see Shana's brother, Adam and sister-in-law, Erin, who were ending a river-boat cruise there:
As you can see, the weather was much better this time around, which gave Shana and I a chance to enjoy Paris's many parks:
Also, despite having been in Paris for five days in March, we did not lack for things to do. One of the museums we did not visit then, The Orangerie Museum, is primarily the home of Monet's
Water Lilies. Actually, Monet painted hundreds of pictures of the water lilies found at his home in Giverny near Paris, but the eight in the Orangerie Museum are huge (over six-feet high) and displayed exactly as Monet intended: in two oval rooms oriented east-to-west:
Although we have seen others of the
Water Lilies displayed at MOMA in New York, the impact of these huge paintings, and the interplay of light and color, especially as the light in the room changes (the high ceilings are mostly glass), was spectacular:
While we visited the other exhibits in the museum, we spent most of our time in just the two rooms contemplating these paintings. Truly something that must be experienced in person to really appreciate the effect.
Hasta pronto,
Jeff and Shana
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