Thursday, October 19, 2017:
Whoa Nellie! We were at it again with yet another exploratory trek into ever intriguing streets of Paris.
We left our home at
Maison Pierre Chanzy
at around 10:30 a.m.
Laurie found a Hardware
Store near us
Her father Bill owned a hardware store in Montrose, California and Laurie's first job at the age of about 8, was working that same establishment.
Laurie explaining why
she married me
Latin Dance classes in Paris
We should all take one this weekend.
We ran into a street market.
Ripe Tomatoes
Halloween is coming up soon
Colorful veggies
YUM!
Sandy and Laurie checking
out the mushrooms
Grapes belong in a bottle!
Citrus Fruits
Looks dangerous to me!
Frommage!
There were knik-knaks for sale too
Shiny things caught Laurie' gaze
Creme Brûlée spoons
Two old codgers hanging out
at La Grille
NO, that is definitely NOT Loren and I!
Asian Mural in Paris?
Well, it was called French Indochina at one time for a reason.
Lots of folks at this second
market on the day's agenda
Lobsters for sale
More seafood
Camino de Santiago shells
Paella almost sold out
Salami
More Frommage
Getting HUNGRY!
I opted for a Bretone
style ham and cheese Gallete
Sandy and Loren taking a
breaks from the market shopping
It was time for more serious pursuits, the enrichment of our artistic souls.
We stormed onto the
Bastille Metro
Nice artwork on the
Bastille Metro line
We got off at the
Tuileries Garden exit
Cari Brucker,
PLEASE translate for us
One of an assembled multitude
of statues in the Tuileries Garden
Lots of shady paths too
Dead as a Door Nail
It was a a Royal Garden you know
Me when I found out that Arizona
beat the Huskies last weekend
Almost to the Louvre Museum
A glorious Arch just in front of . . .
. . . The Louvre Museum
Ladies and Gold go together
After all, this Husky Field Goal
kicker missed two short ones
that would have tied the game
Wonder Woman?
Don't forget your goat leggings!
Is that Bart and Thiago?
I can't tonight,
I've got a splitting headache!
Rough Sex Victim?
Nimble little minx
Interesting ceiling
That reminds me, I need
to buy a mask for Halloween
Opulence abounds
See?
Gold Room
The Sun King
Gravy Boat?
Out of my price range . . .
. . . WAY out of my price range
Quite the hallway
Remember, the Louvre was once the King's Palace.
The Winged Victory
of Samothrace
One of the key pieces of the Louvre's collection.
Art was everywhere
Sandy and the Mona Lisa
Léonardo de Vinci's eternal masterpiece.
Vibrant Colors
Portrait of a Man
by Marco Marziale
St. Anne, her daughter
the Virgin Mary and her
grandson Jesus Christ
by Léonardo de Vinci
Salomé and the Head
of St. John the Baptist
by Bernardino Luini
Fruity Man
by Giuseppe Arcimboldo
David and the Head of Goliath
by Bartolomeo Manfredi
Imperial looking to me
Our wing of the Louvre face
another wing of the same
gigantic museum
The Death of Cleopatra
by Alessandro Turchi
Art OVERLOAD
After two plus hours in this incredible museum that not only tries but actually succeeds in showing people the greatest works from Greek, Roman and variousother cultures up to about 1850 A.D., we were fried!
It was time for some fresh air and a stroll . . .
. . . down the Seine
Hey, there's the Louvre Museum!
Sidewalk shopping
We know this bridge
We found what we needed,
wine and . . .
. . . cheese
Our group in the far corner
The French Supreme
Court Building has a . . .
. . . nice entry gate
After decompressing back at our AirBnB for awhile, we hit the bricks again in search of a restaurant for dinner.
I may have to attend
Non
OUI!
Our group after another incredible
meal in a wonderful French Bistro
Another fun two hour dinner featuring great cuisine and better friends!
We were all a bit tired tonight
for some reason
The Adventure continues on Friday!
Stay tuned Paul and Mike . . .
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