Paris Day Three

On my final day was really only a half day, I had train to catch back to London by 3pm. So after an early morning cafe and croissant I decide to wrap up my trip to a couple more of Paris' famous museums. First up was the Pompidou Centre. Also called the 'inside out building' the exterior is controversial. Some call it daringly innovative and avant-garde, while others refer to it simple as the 'eyesore of Paris'. However, nearly everyone agrees that the inside is a repository of one of the world's greatest collections of modern art. Amazingly, more art lovers visit Pompidou per day than the Louvre or the Eiffel Tower. The last attraction I visited in Paris definitely makes the Top 10 list. Impressionism artwork as alway been my favorite and the collection at Musee d'Orsay left me speechless. It shelters the world's greatest collection of the Impressionists, including largest collection of Manet, Monet, and Van Gogh under one roof. The museum is a former railway station and it also houses a vast array of sculptures and decorative arts, with other departments devoted to architecture, photography, and cinema. My favorite pieces were the ballerinas by Degas, including is famous sculpture of a dancer. However, the pointillism work by Seuat came in a very close second. Spending so much of my weekend in and out of museums it came the urge to give my analytical side a rest and brush off my artistic abilities (not that I have many, but you're never too old to discover you have new talents, right?). That is where my Paris adventure came to an end. Jan and I hopped back on the train and in just a couple of hours we were back in London.

Exhausting yes, but worth it Definitely. This was a chance of a lifetime and I'm so grateful that I had the opportunity to explore the City of Lights.