Well, it was the fête nationale this week, and I got to celebrate the French way! We didn't have to go into work, so I was able to BBQ it up with Roland's family and uncle and cousin.
Later in the evening we went to the base of the Eiffel Tower with Daniel to watch the most magnificent fireworks show of my entire life. It's one thing to even be at the Eiffel Tower, but to see explosions galore and sing the national anthem with thousands upon thousands of Frenchmen was just too good to be true.
It was definitely a day I will never forget!
But the best part of this week was definitely my visit to the Musée d'Orsay. Oh my goodness. I think I might have walked straight into heaven. I've always loved Impressionism, but to be honest I hadn't seen many Impressionist paintings in the flesh. To walk into a room full of Monet, Manet, Degas,
Morisot...! Aaah! It was fantastic! Every level, every painting, every style... perfection. Musée d'Orsay is by far my favorite museum in Paris, and I will try to live there the rest of my time here in France.
Photo tour!
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| Nymphs! |
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| Dancers in Blue, Degas.... swoon. |
Okay, I could go on forever with the photos because I honestly took a million, but I could not possibly take in all of the beauty that surrounded me in every room I passed into. It has been so incredible to be surrounded by some of the most lauded, beautiful paintings, buildings, sculptures, and scenes in the entire world. I am so in love with Paris, and now I don't even care how cliché that sounds. As every instagram girl ever would say: Paris, je t'aime!
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