We went to the Musee D’Orsay today. Overall, it was ok, I just am not a fan of museums. I know Europe is all about museums, but I am not a huge fan. We walked up to the museum and there was a huge crowd. We waited for a while and apparently there was a strike, so it was holding us up from entering the museum. I don’t know what the strike was about, but it was chilly this morning, so I was glad to get inside when we did. The museum itself used to be a train station, so the architecture was amazing inside. A group of us headed to the Manet exhibit, and waited in line again. When we finally got in, it was super crowded. It wasn’t easy to navigate at all. They ran out of pamphlets, so I was looking at the art, and I didn’t really know what was going on in the pieces.
We then had lunch at the museum, and the restaurant has a good reputation. It was a tasty meal! I had a salad with bacon bits and walnuts, salmon and rice, and then a pastry peach dessert that was unique and scrumptious. After the meal, we headed to the Arc de Triomphe. It was epic. I am glad I got to see it. The intersection was crazy and fun to watch. I learned a fender bender happens every seven minutes there…not surprising.
I explored Champs Elysees afterwards, and it was full of expensive stores, cool architecture, and lots of people. Bryan and I window shopped, and I went to H & M. I found some pants I wanted to try on, but there was a line, so I decided to not waste time. We then found a shoe store, and Bryan wanted to try on some shoes. We waited like ten minutes and kept wondering why it was taking so long, and then a person walked in the store from the outside with the shoes. We have no idea where they store their shoes, and we thought it was weird! We met up with some people and ended up going back to the shoe store again. I wanted to try on some shoes, but they didn’t have my size. I think I may have a problem finding shoes in France because I guess Europeans have small feet!
We took the metro back to the hotel. While waiting to get on the metro, a French man came up to us and repeated, “pickpockets,” a few times and walked away. I was confused and was wondering if he was trying to pickpocket us, but then we realized he was warning us. There was a group of short girls scanning the crowd and looking sketchy, and they were trying to pickpocket people. I am so glad we were warned because I am sure being American makes us stand out. We didn’t see them pickpocket anyone, but I am sure they were successful at some point unfortunately.
We leave for Normandy tomorrow. I don’t want to leave Paris; I really like this city. I am glad we get to come back here in two weekends. I will be able to go to Versailles, and I may shop some! I am sure Normandy will be great, but I have no idea what to expect. I can’t wait to be in Lille and actually live there and not be a tourist.
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