Today we went to the American Church in Paris - took the #13 metro the wrong way so ended up a few minutes late. We liked the service (with a number of familiar hymns), and even met a few people. The last 2 Fridays, Debbie has gone to prepare meals with some of the people, so she knew a few. And, she has now learned of some activities that she may help with later this summer. Another rather amazing thing are the guest choirs they have each Sunday. Today's was a youth choir from St. George's College in Weybridge, Surrey UK (11 to 18 years old). Quite excellent! Next week is the Gospel Choir of Charleston (didn't say which Charleston).
Afterwards, we made our way to l'Orangerie. This museum is on the edge of the Tuilerie Gardens (on the far end from the Louvre). It is quite small and dedicated to Monet's Water Lilly paintings (from his gardens in Givirney). It was closed when we were last in Paris, so this was our first visit. The museum has been renovated to display the canvases in two oval rooms. You are surrounded! We saw pictures from Monet's studio, in which he presented them the same way. It was really fabulous! Not too many people are admitted at any one time, so you can really appreciate the works without huge crowds (unlike the Mona Lisa at the Louvre). Here are a couple shots. Unfortunately, it was an overcast day while we were there, so the natural lighting in the rooms was not as good as it might be. It was quite nice, regardless.
They also had a very impressive special collection from early 1900's (owned by the Paul Guillaume estate) that included Renior, Picasso, Cezanne, and others. Afterwards, we wandered back on the north side of the Louvre along St Honore', stopping for lunch and a Belgian beer in a cafe. Very pleasant day for us.
Afterwards, we made our way to l'Orangerie. This museum is on the edge of the Tuilerie Gardens (on the far end from the Louvre). It is quite small and dedicated to Monet's Water Lilly paintings (from his gardens in Givirney). It was closed when we were last in Paris, so this was our first visit. The museum has been renovated to display the canvases in two oval rooms. You are surrounded! We saw pictures from Monet's studio, in which he presented them the same way. It was really fabulous! Not too many people are admitted at any one time, so you can really appreciate the works without huge crowds (unlike the Mona Lisa at the Louvre). Here are a couple shots. Unfortunately, it was an overcast day while we were there, so the natural lighting in the rooms was not as good as it might be. It was quite nice, regardless.
They also had a very impressive special collection from early 1900's (owned by the Paul Guillaume estate) that included Renior, Picasso, Cezanne, and others. Afterwards, we wandered back on the north side of the Louvre along St Honore', stopping for lunch and a Belgian beer in a cafe. Very pleasant day for us.
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