Showing posts with label Paris. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Paris. Show all posts
Monday, March 16, 2009
Thursday, March 12, 2009
This museum was wonderful. It was once a rairoad station and is now filled with Impressionist works of art. Very cool. We really enjoyed this museum. It was so filled with light.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Some of us had ourselves a little snack and a nap inside the Louvre. The artwork was amazing. I don't think I ever realized how BIG some of these paintings are. A lot of them were floor to ceiling size. We saw most of one wing in the three hours we were there this day.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Another beautiful church. It is difficult to comprehend HOW they created these HUGE pieces of art and history.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
The Palais Royal Gardens were enjoyable, even though there wasn't too much green. B had a fun time NOT being in his stroller. ;)
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
They were reguilding the inside of this church. St-Eustache was pretty incredible even without the parts gilded.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
If you are a lover of buckets of extra-crispy, you can come to Paris. ;) We did not stop here to eat. 
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
This is the Modern Art Museum. We didn't go inside. The outside was "modern" enough for us. ;)
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
They took these Picassos from the Louvre as well. We were taking pics left and right (no flash though...we were being good) when we were told "No photos!" We found out later we had missed the "No Pictures" sign when the curators offered us the elevator (because of the stroller) and we bypassed the stairs leading up to the exhibit beginnings. Oops.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
This museum houses works of art transferred from the Louvre. While we were there we saw many art students (of varying ages) drawing different aspects of these works of art (a hand from a sculpture, the house in a painted scene...). This is definately the place to be if you are going to be an artist!
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
This is the house (the second floor) Victor Hugo and his wife Adele moved into October 1832 when Victor was 30 years old. They lived in this house for 16 years. There were all sorts of pictures of Victor and his family....two children, father....There was also a school fieldtrip taking place, so we didn't get to take too many pictures of the "Chinese Living Room" (which is where the children's lecture was taking place). Victor Hugo died in his bedroom in this house in 1885. One thing the museum operators had done was frame and hang a huge variety of Les Miserables posters throughout the stairwells. 
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Louis XIII laid the first stone of this church in 1627. It still houses the painting "Christ in the Garden of Olives" by Delacroix. It also has a 195 ft. dome which was the forerunner to those domes of the Invalides (Sunday's visit) and the Sarbonne.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
We are walking by the Hotel de Sens. This mansion is one of three medieval private residences remaining in Paris. It was built between 1475 and 1507. It was originally owned by the archbishops of Sens and now houses the Forney art library.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Another glorious church here in Paris. I'm amazed there can be sooo many and all of them so incredible!
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Okay, not necessarily the sight I was looking forward to seeing, but how cool is this motorcycle? Two front wheels. Interesting. By the way, we all must really by aclimated LOOKING: two different French people came up and asked us for directions. Yes, we were NOT able to help them, but it still kinda funny in our books!
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Here is the Hotel de Ville. No relation to Cruella (that we know of). As far as we know, it isn't used as an hotel (don't pronounce the "h") these days, but rather as a site for exhibits and conferences. We just walked by. This whole day was a walking day.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Here's a picture of us enjoying the Catacombs. What? You don't see a picture?! That's right! We were STUCK in a ELEVATOR at the RER (train) Station for about 20 minutes and were too late to get in to the Catacombs. Seriously! We were using the elevator because we were tired of carrying the stroller up and down all the stairs. The elevator moved about one foot and then stopped. We pressed the help button. Useless. They answered us, realized we didn't speak THAT MUCH French, and HUNG UP!!! Luckily, (about 20 minutes later) a mother with four children came by to use the elevator as well (she too had a stroller). She understood our problem, told her kids to watch the baby and went to get help. Thank goodness for other mothers! We decided not to use anymore elevators for a while. ;)
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
What an amazing church. This one is soooooooooooooo white inside. The details in the carvings are quite astounding. It is actually more beautiful than any of the other churches we've seen in that it is so simple in its beauty. 
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
This beautiful building is on the other side of the Palais de Justice. The Sainte-Chapelle has the most incredible stained glass windows. The details are amazing. All the windows surrounding us depict stories from the New and Old Testament. The huge Rose Window tells the religious story of the Apocalypse and has 86 panels. This window was a gift from Charles VIII in 1485. This chapel was built in 1248 by Louis IX to house Christ's purported Crown of Thorns and other relics (such as a fragment of Christ's cross). The relics cost more than building the entire chapel did. 
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
After viewing the Palais de Justice, we went next door to the Conciergerie. This was the north part of the Capetian Palace and was under the administration of the Palace "Concierge." During the Revelution, it became the prison of many well known people. Marie-Antionette, Denton & Robespierre (Revelutionary judges, ironically) to name a few. They were walked through this lovely courtyard before losing their heads. 
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