Our last full day in Paris was pretty laid back. We took advantage of not having Connor with us and slept in and had a late breakfast at the hotel. I don't think we even got out of the hotel until close to 11. Our first stop was Musee d'Orsay since we didn't get to go in the day before.
I think we spent the same amount of time in the metro than we did actually exploring Paris.
Paris streets.
The Musee d'Orsay is a museum that was once a railway station. It is now one of the largest museums in Europe and holds mainly French art.
The huge clock in the main building.
Vincent Van Gogh paintings {above and below} and one of his self portraits above right.
Starry Night Over The Rhone
Side picture of the huge museum.
After visiting the Museum, we went to Bastille Market. There were so many vendors selling fruit, veggies, seafood, bread, flowers, and random trinkets. We forgot to grab cash before we went to the market, so after a little searching we found an ATM. It was just our luck that it wouldn't read our card, so thankfully a food stand we thought looked good accepted our card and even gave us a few euros cash back. Turns out the food that looked good ended up tasting really bad. After a few bites I hard to throw it away. :(
Bastille Market on a Sunday.
Freshly picked carrots.
Local honey and pollen.
Just cooked French bread.
The food that I though was going to taste good that ended up tasting really bad. :P
Peonies. My favorite!
It started to rain just as we were leaving the market. We rushed back to the metro and took the train to the Opera Garnier. There was a 2:30 tour in English that came with our Paris Pass that I really wanted to do, but when we arrived we found out it was canceled. I was so sad! Pictures of the outside would just have to do.
Opera Garnier
Since the Opera House was closed, we went to Montparnasse Tower {the tallest building in Paris} to get a foggy view of Paris. We took an elevator up to the 56th floor and then walked up 3 flights to get to the rooftop viewing area. On a clear day I can see where you would get the best view of Paris, but on a foggy day it was so hard to see!
Montparnasse Tower
Can you spot the Eiffel Tower?
We worked up an appetite, and sore feet from all the walking, so we grabbed a late lunch on our way back to the metro. France is known for crepes, so I convinced Aaron to try some on our last day there.
It was such a cozy little restaurant.
Left: I had a lunch crepe crepe with bacon, cheese, tomatoes, and onion. Right: Aaron had a dessert crepe with bananas covered in chocolate syrup topped with whipped cream, strawberry, banana, and chocolate ice cream. It.Was.Delicious.
We went back to the hotel after that. My feet were killing me, so we relaxed for a bit and took a late nap. When we woke up, we weren't starving but knew we needed to eat something for dinner. We walked down a few streets near out hotel and found a sushi restaurant. Aaron really wanted sushi, so that's what we decided to eat. As soon as we left the sushi restaurant it started to pour, It was just.our.luck.
Our hotel from the street.
The cutest flower shop right across the street from our hotel.
Our last morning was spent packing up our stuff, eating a quick breakfast, and
making one last stop for macaroons. We had to take some for Pappy and
Omi, and a couple of my friends.
Hope you enjoyed reading all about our trip to Paris. We had a lovely time and couldn't thank Pappy and Carol enough for watching Connor for us.
XOXO,
Jenn
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