It's not the name of the shop but it's the first thing you see.
Through the reflection, camera with wood trim handle.
From the history of science museum:
Nuns take pictures, too.
Magnificent staircase leading to early shot at aviation.
19th century attempt at powered flight using the bat as a model, flapping wings included. Went nowhere & knowhere.
Bernoulli's Principle was known but hadn't been applied to lift. Also by Wilbur & Orville time, engine technology had improved.
Batplane suspended from this ceiling.
At the Trocadero before tango.
In this case, the BF is Banque de France, the French Federal Reserve.
We decided to go to the Marmottan-Monet museum. It features Monet, but a few pieces of Rodin & Renoir and lots of Berthe Morisot a female impressionist painter you never heard of. Here are a few, including his famous waterlilies.
Love how he caught the wisps of the steam, above.
It has a nook all it's own. The sun & it's shimmering reflection have been turned into a logo of sorts. You can buy cufflinks, wrist watches & other items with the logo.
The museum is remodeling, so the downstairs is closed & the number of works is limited. We're going to Rouen Monday. He did lots of paintings of this cathedral in galleries all over the world. This one is at this museum but not display, I cribbed it from another website:
One last Monet piece. In the same way Beethoven was going deaf near the end of his career, Monet was becoming blind. His works reflect this by becoming less & less distinct, more blurred & muddled. Although he worked mostly in pastels, take a gander at this work. We think it displays his anger as the limits his condition dominated his ability (but not his desire) to paint.
Through the museum looking glass into the side yard during a rare moment of sun.
Looking ahead to the next few days, we have lunch & two bistro dinners with friends...some heavy eating coming, so we decided to eat lightly, taking a tip from friends Susan & Geoff by getting a half of a rotisserie chicken & potatoes, then adding a salad. It was raining as we emerged from the Metro, confirming our eat-in decision.
Here's the inevitable dinner at the apt. photo. Putting it together is a team effort, so it's ready very soon.
Here's a map of the 4th Arrondissment, our 'hood to the west. The red "Vous etes ici" dot on the right is very close to our apartment.
You can see we're also close to Place des Voges, the green square to the west of the dot and both islands in the Seine, the larger one has Notre Dame.
Place de la Bastille is just south of the dot. Three arrondissments come together there, the 4th, 11th & 12th.
Gots to run. We are meeting Father McCarthy and Laurie today for our second annual lunch at the Foyer de Madeleine. Hope to get an insider's tour of the church.
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