Rodin

Today we visited the Rodin Museum. I have to say that this has been my favorite museum so far. It was absolutely beautiful! The pieces are housed in an old mansion, and the gardens are also open to visitors, and contain more sculptures, including the Thinker. It is just big enough so that I didn't feel overwhelmed by the amount of material, and was doable in an afternoon. It was interesting to see how he would use the same figure in different sculptures, and there were also many 'practice' pieces. It is amazing how someone can convey so much emotion in a solid material. And the size of many of the bronze statues is just remarkable! We finished our visit with drinks in the little cafe overlooking the garden. It was a delightful afternoon.

Steve went out to Lozere today to visit Erik at l'Ecole Polytechnique, and they have yet to return. On our way home from the museum we planned dinner (you really can't go for long without talking or thinking about food). We got of the metro at Place de Clichy and made our way up rue Lepic to buy food for the meal. It's always a good time going into these little shops, and we always end up with more food that we had set out for. It just all looks so good! I'm going down now to try some of the cheeses that we got. A nice fourme and a goats cheese studded with walnuts. Should be tasty!