Thursday, 20 August
Flew in from Copenhagen in the morning. Finally got to my hotel after a long battle with Charles De Gaulle, buses, and Uber. Whew. I uncharacteristically just chilled in my hotel room for a while before I set out. Incredibly nice place, especially after my recent shoebox stay haha.
Took the train to the heart of the city. The lines for Notre Dame were pretty insane so I opted to come back later when they had died down.
Got a baguette, hot and fresh. Needed something though so I found a grocery store and bought some butter and that helped things immensely.
I decided to skip the Louvre and hit the Rodin museum instead…
It was a good move. Stunning sculptures in a beautiful setting.
The Gates of Hell in bronze. So intricate and cool!
Hey Rodin! 🙂
I super love this one…so cute!
Turns out they have a Van Gogh there that I had never seen!
And Edward Munch did a painting of The Thinker!
I decided that I would love to see the Musee d’Orsay again so I headed there next.
Hangin with my besties…
The Starry Night. Stunning.
My new favorite Monet. I super love the colors
Hey girl
I found the cutest polar bear sculpture…
Went back to Notre Dame and waited just 15 minutes. The bells went off while I was in line so that was awesome 🙂
What an incredible building!
They had the center section roped off for worshippers (which is awesome), but I did really want to see this section up close. Had to zoom way in…
I walked around the outside and looked at photos of the damage from the fire and some of the restoration work
Ceiling just gone
So much damage!
The whole back section is cordoned off and huge cranes are fixing things up so I couldn’t get a look at the coolest part of the building.
Oh well…there are still some amazing parts that aren’t covered up.
Went back to my hotel as the sun was setting. I wanted to see the city at night, go visit the Arc and the Tower, but my feet hurt and I really needed to rest for 2 upcoming days at Disneyland Paris.
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