I slept really well so I woke up later than I had planned. I went straight up to Marche des Enfants Rouge to try and buy some tomato salad. They weren’t fully open yet but I was able to buy some. I strolled home and cooked some toast and had the salad on it like a bruschetta. It was well worth the wait! The tomatoes were so sweet. I will definitely be going back to get some more on another day. I had it for dinner as well so I spent about 6 euro on lunch and dinner.

I had asked my nephew to suggest somewhere for me to go that day. He suggested the Musee de Rodin so I got the Metro to the other side of the Seine. I am really glad I went. It was beautiful and the grounds amazing. To have lived there back in the day must have been so grand. I got the audio guide and went on my way.

This may just look like a bush but it sang the song of a SIren and when I put my ear to it , it cackled! ( no I am not insane they really sing)

we strike this ^ pose at work a bit. ( especially Kula and Sid 😉 )

This was an incredible sculpture titled Gossip it was made of Onyx and Brass it appeared like it was all made from one piece of stone.

This reminded me of me saying a disbelieving “what?!”

This is a sculpture that Rodin did over 37 years ( it was not completed). It is called the “Gates of Hell” there were telescopes to see the definition in some of the hell dwellers . If it wasn’t of something so dark and scary I would say it was beautiful. It was certainly spectacular!

The gift shop there was one of the better ones I have seen.The toilets were very clean and had an attendant.

I then headed off to the Musee D’Orsay, I had a museum passport for the day so I could join the shorter queue to get in. It is amazingly big and so so so crowded. The queue to get in to see Van Gogh’s work appeared to never end. I joined it for about 38 seconds and thought I would give that little section a miss. I am a lover of impressionist art so that floor was wonderful. The views from the windows were stunning. I also loved the European Art Nouveau furniture. I rather like petitions ( not the signing kind) I would love to own one. They made some fantastic ones in that era. I couldn’t take photos to show you 😦 .  It is another hot spot for pickpockets. I once again got out with all my valuables.

I was getting rather tired so I left to start my journey home. I got on a hop on hop off cruiser up the Seine. Which got me to wondering about how they made the walls that go into the river. So I will be googling that later.

I hopped off at Hotel De Ville and headed home. I will be sleeping well tonight. Any suggestions of what I should do tomorrow?  It has to be within Paris as I want to be in Montmarte by 6.30pm