Day 76

--Well, I thought yesterday was the day of museums, but in fact, it was actually today. Would you believe that Jen and I went to four museums in one day? Ya, me neither. First, we went to the museum of Auguste Rodin, who was the sculpture of The Thinker. We were able to go through his garden and see some of his favorite sculpture works. He had such a marvelous style. His work “The Gates of Hell” were absolutely amazing and fascinating. They are probably my favorite sculpture I have ever seen, being so complicated and so enticing, with forms and different stories to each form emerging from the door. The doors were so complete yet incomplete, as Rodin never truly finished them.

Second, we visited the Musee Les Arts Decoratifs, in which the exhibit I wanted to see was closed, so Jen and I took a leap into the past through the Babar, the elephant, exhibit. 

Third, we split apart so I could revisit the Louvre and Jen could explore a history museum. 

my drawing of Edgar Degas’ La Sertie du Bain

nonsense doodling in the Louvre

The fourth and final museum of the day was the Pompidou for the Musee National D’art Moderne. Some of the art was fantastic, such as some of the black and white photography, however, some of the modern art was too modern for me. After this long day, we picked Michelley up from the train station.