Just a quick update, I'm afraid I'm going to forget what we've done if I don't do this regularly. I'll check back when I have time with more details, and hopefully some pictures.
- Bright and early start, meeting at Abesses subway
- Head down to Musee d'Orsay, and are surprised with a MASSIVE line up. Apparently everyone else in the city had the same great idea.
- Waited in line for 1.5 hours
- Museum was fantastic. Saw some beautiful Degas pastels, paintings, sculptures, and works by Van Gogh, Monet, Renoir, and other fantastic pieces. The building itself is breathtaking, hard to believe it was supposed to be torn down!
- Extensive search for a lunch spot, found a cozy place with yummy food, extensive beer list and frites of course!
- Headed to Notre Dame cathedral (line ups here too, of course!). Also breathtaking, nice contrast to Sacre Coeur, which we have seen so much of. Awesome ceilings and arches, carvings, stained glass. Will have to visit it again to see the catacombs and flying buttresses.
- Restoratif at the Great Canadian. Nice to relax in a place where everything is so 'normal' (not French). Enjoyed nachos and wings, and Canadian beers.
- Subway adventure home, almost lost half the group at Anvers, but regrouped and made it back to the house.
- Relaxed (and warmed up) with a fire, and plans for tomorrow. So much to see!
Oops! Almost forgot to mention the weather. Apparently our family brought some good old Canadian snow with them. We were greeted by a massive snowstorm when we left Notre Dame. The temperature has dropped, and it is colder than usual. I thought Paris had already had its snow days...
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