Tuesday we began at the Musée D'Orsay, which is always enjoyable for the building itself, a converted railway station, as well as for the exhibits.
In the 1990s, the Impressionists collection formerly housed in the Jeu de Paume was moved to the D'Orsay Some of the most famous works by Renoir, Monet, Gaughin, and others are included Here are a few favorites not quite so well known (by Signac, Luce, and Sisley)
I also loved this one by Rosa Bonheur
We took a break for lunch in the Café Campana where the food is only so-so, but you get to eat "inside" the old clock. Linda had a great time playing with the reflected light and shiny surfaces. The red wire stuff makes it look like you’re penned in, but it feels different when you're inside it
Afterward, we wandered around the Latin Quarter a bit and stopped for some café sitting time near the Cluny Museum
Other interesting sights were the cleaners with a bas relief of a woman doing laundry and this street near the medical school named for the French physician DuPuytren,
We finished our day at a Sardinian restaurant suggested by our friend John. Delicious seafood. Linda had a spectacular pasta and shrimp dish with saffron, coriander, and ginger while I had one of my favorites- grilled sardines
