Musee d'Orsay Paris

My French is improving. I was completely freaked out on the first day to say anything in French. I said a few words to get my point across and then collapsed into a bundle of nerves. Now I'm ordering things from the counters, asking questions, and one person even asked us for directions today! Now I'm not saying my French is good, or even passable …

April 17:


Paris… A city that is on everyone's list to visit (or at least should be), and after this short 3 day stay, it is easy to see why. I am going to preface this blog with some words of advice… If you are a fan of museums, extravagant palaces, french baguettes, the metro system …

We started our day in paris by stopping by a patisserie for a quick bite to eat, then it was off to the museum d'Orsay for Laurie and a bit of walkabout for Bill. We walked to the museum and were in the plaza where the museum was. There was a news stand selling tickets for the same price as the museum, so Laurie bought one to avoid the ticket line …

Acordei super cedo e peguei o metrô para a estação St Pancras para pegar o Eurostar para Paris. Confesso que estava meio preocupada de passar mal por conta do tunel, mas dormi a viagem inteira e só acordei quando estava chegando à Gare du Nord em Paris.
Chegando lá, comprei um bilhete de metrô para 2 dias e acabei conhecendo um casal de …

Étant donné la mauvaise température (à peine 20°C et il pleuvait), j'ai décidé de visiter des musées. Avant de commencer, il a fallu que j'aille m'acheter un chandail en coton ouaté et un parapluie, car je n’avais pas planifié pour le froid.

Direction Musée d'Orsay. Pour aller au Musée d'Orsay, j'ai dû traverser le Jardin des …

The Louvre was, by far, my favorite museum. I intend to go back and spend an entire week there. It was incredibly massive. There were so many different artifacts and collections. Eras of art works and craftsmanship I didn’t get to see. I was quite determined to see certain things before we moved on to the Orsay Museum of Impressionist Art. I …

My first impression of Paris was more than I expected, my first metro transfer was at Notre Dame; so I took the opportunity get a glimpse of the remarkable building. I couldn’t help but to be impressed not only by Notre Dame and all the history that it has, but also by the architecture that was all around it. Small streets move around the …

We arrived late at the hostel having had a driving tour of Paris on our bus on the way in. The hostel reception was in the bar/club and it was a Saturday night, so impossible to hear anything being said over the counter. We finally checked in and had a couple of beers (Hannah got chatted up by some guy who made a swift exit when Luke returned from …

Abby and I then left the Conciergerie we moved onto a cafe to indulge in our favourite Parisian lunch - filled baguettes. We ended up shopping at the Forum Des Halles, which is a weird, oddly-designed "mall" on top of a metro station. As with most French shops we found a mixture of friendly and rude staff, high and low prices. But don't worry, we …

Had an absolutely wonderful time in Paris with Antonia and Carly; I will never forget all of the memories made during that weekend and all of the fun we had!! :)

Wonderful sights, sounds, and lights; I loved every minute of it. I truly had an unforgettable time à la ville d'amour.

L'absence est à l'amour ce qu'est au feu le vent …

... continuously rather than have its motion damped by air resistance." (For advanced reading about the pendulum, please visit the wikipedia) MUSEE D'ORSAY After lunch we went to the Musee d'Orsay. The security there was quite tight. There were at ...

... and bikes go by with sirens wailing. Are they on their way to a bank robbery? Are they escorting the President of France? We can't help suspecting that they are just having fun. The policemen in the speeding vehicles are almost invariably lolling back ...

... found ourselves entertaining those thoughts. The next day was an art day. After a breakfast near the Pantheon, we began with the Musee d'Orsay, which has art from 1848 to 1914 (where the Louvre leaves off and the Modern Museum begins). This is ...

... a mix between New York and New Orleans. Notre Dame was amazing, as was the Louvre (where we spent 5 hours!), and the Musee d' Orsay (our favorite). The Eiffel Tower was lit in red (instead of the usual gold) because it was Chinese New Year and ...

... at the same time. Finish meal, sip beer and light up a durrie. Love it. The next day was a mish mash of the Musee De Orsay and the Catacombs. My love of Zombies is well known among some of you so the Catacombs was must see. I mean seriously, Picasso ...

... to Paris. We saw a few things that we missed last time, and I ate a snail (it was chewy).. We went to the Musée d'Orsay this time round and its now one of my favourite buildings, not to be taken over by the Eiffel Tower of course (tho the Eiffel ...

After a day off from any art appreciation, we hit the Musee D'Orsay. An old, restored train station, the art was more delicately displayed than in the Louvre. The pieces were granted the space they deserved instead of stacked one atop the other. Tons ...

(S) Ahhh...Paris - Versailles, the Louvre, Musee d'Orsay, Rodin Museum, Notre Dame, Sacre Coeur, french onion soup, croque monsieurs. We pretty much just nerded out and spent our days here wandering museums and castles. Pure European bliss. Oh, there ...

... ; Quite like Disneyland.  We quickly moved on and decided to walk along the Seine for a bit then take the RER C to the Musee d Orsay where we spend the rest of the afternoon.   We watched the sites back at the Bastille at an outdoor cafe ...

... you have visited some of its famous museums. Of the 20 - 30 museums available to visit we picked the Impressionist museum (Musee d' Orsay) or as I call it the finger painting museum which we thoroughly enjoyed and the enormous Louvre Museum which one its ...