We embarked on day 3 of Paris and it was very wonderful. The skies were blue, the sun was shining and the Musee du Louvre awaited us....but slowly:)
Our day- although we do want to start early- does not really begin until 11-ish, but we are in Paris and on holiday so no big deal. The day was reserved for the Musee du Louvre and thank goodness because it is big.
The focus was to see the Greek marbles, walk down the staircase in front of The Winged Victory of Samothrace (unfortunately I forgot to wear my red dress) and just be. I did just "be" and it was wonderful.
We saw the lady that everyone talks about. To our surprise, we walked right up and took a good look. But, if you really look carefully at all da Vinci's people- their faces all kinda look similar. (More photos will be added)
Anywhoo...there were a lot of fabulous moments but the one that just made the day perfect was coming across a very special Rembrandt. This particular Rembrandt is dedicated to all my students because their art adventure begins with this self portrait.
And, after 5 hours- I was done. I didn't see everything but I saw enough. To be honest it was a bit overwhelming. Sitting in a room of Rubens, I needed to take a moment to breath. It felt like four years of art history in just a few hours. At that point what was needed was some sunshine and sorbet.
The evening continued with a stroll along the Siene, towards Notre Dame du Paris at which time our eyes caught the famous bookstore Shakespeare and Company. There was a crowd gathered outside to hear Greg Proops talk about his new book.
As the time neared dinner, we sat right next door and had a very delicious meal.
Before ending our evening, we went to check out the bookstore.
It was A real bookstore.
With real books.
And a real bookstore smell.
I actually stopped to smell the books.
And it was wonderful.
Twelve hours later we were ready to head home.
It was a great day.
Until....soon...xo, an art teacher in paris
