We learned a lesson this week. Never rent a place without air conditioning! Our apartment has all sorts of nice features, what it didn’t have was air conditioning or any form of fan. We sweltered in the heat and then, just as we were crashing for the night, a thunderstorm erupted. Rain, lightening and hail! I was hoping the storm would cool things off, but it didn’t. We were grateful today that it is cooler, more overcast and a bit breezier.

We spent our last day in Paris at the Musee D’Orsay. We loved the exhibit on posters from the late 1800/early 1900s.

We also explored the impressionist exhibit.

Van Gogh Starry Nights – painted in Arles where we started our adventures in France.
Monet’s painting of Etretat – another stop on our journey.

The piece de la resistance of this museum for me was the art nouveau carved room.

Part of the joy of this museum is the building itself. This former train station is beautifully decorated.

The ceiling
The indoor clock above the entrance
Event the lights are beautiful.

We viewed our fill and then started to wander towards the Louvre. We had no intention of going inside on this trip but thought it would be fun to see what changes had been done to the grounds as a result of the Olympics. They were setting up a stage for Music Week in France so we didn’t get a good sense of how things look now, but the Olympic “flame” is still tethered in the park.

We only got a glimpse of the Eiffel Tower on this trip. So perhaps we will have to come back.

Our homeward journey starts tomorrow.