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Tending the heart, soul, mind & body/ Prendre soin du cœur, de l'âme, de l'esprit et du corps


Today is Cherie and Foy’s anniversary so we began the morning by walking to the Hotel d’ville or city hall with it's beautiful gardens across from the Chateau where they had their civil ceremony. 













After a photo session, we began the day’s adventures.













The Musée (museum) Rodin was opened in 1919, primarily dedicated to the works of the French sculptor Auguste Rodin. The collection included 6,600 sculptures, 8,000 drawings, 8,000 photographs and 7,000 objets d’art.   The gardens around the museum building contain many of the famous sculptures in natural, wooded settings. Rodin’s sculptures are the work of an artist who chose to defy the norms of his time; a bit out of step with contemporary aesthetic norms. This absence of artifice guarantees the timelessness of Rodin’s works. 




 
















The Thinker or Il Penseur is perhaps the most famous of Rodin's sculptures. The pose is one of deep thought & contemplation and the statue is often used as an image to represent philosophy. He conceived the figure as part of his work "The gates of hell" which was commissioned in 1880.









The interior of the house contains several sculptures in addition to rudimentary models for future pieces.



The Kiss  is another iconic work.

We had a quick snack & drink before our second museum of the day.



What could be more Parisian than frites & Tarte tatin? We had to do it......
The D'Orsay Museum/Musée D'Orsay


The Musée d’Orsay is a museum in Paris, on the Left Bank (Rive gauche) of the Seine River.  It is housed in the former Gare D’Orsay a Beaux Arts railway station built between 1898 and 1900. The museum holds mainly French art dating from 1848 to 1914, including paintings, sculptures, furniture, and photography. It houses the largest collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist masterpieces in the world, by painters including Claude Manet, Édouard Manet, Renoir, Degas Cézanne, Gauguin and Van Gogh. It is one of the largest art museums in Europe. At any time about 3,000 art pieces are on display within Musée d'Orsay. 








The Four Parts of the World holding the celestial sphere 

  The Americas


Africa

                                                        Enslaved in chains
                           Asia
Europe
The Impressionists
                                           Monet's waterlilies
         Renoir's woman sewing

Monet's Luncheon on the grass

              Van Gogh's Starry Night 

For dinner we had authentic Breton crepes, made with Buckwheat flour and traditionally served with cider


                    Galette with Comte cheese, mushrooms & fresh vegetables
 Kathy & Cher's  Caramel dessert crépe

Content beyond measure/Contenu sans mesure
Good night friends/Bonne nuit les amis










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