Chateau de Versailles

Versailles was one of our last stops. It was quite the experience. That place was massive and beautiful! I loved the interiors! It was also home of Marie Anoinette! Seeing the movie made this experience more meaningful-I actually was the most familiar with the history of this place! It was cool. Now I need to watch the movie again to see if the scenes look familiar! Here's some pics...

Moulin Rouge

Then we went to see the infamous Moulin Rouge. It wasn't quite like I pictured it, but it was still a fun place to see!

Church of the Sacred Heart

This was another cool church on top of a huge hill that we went to. It had a large dome which made it different and neat to see.

Arc de Triomphe

Finally after the museum, we made our way to the Arc de Triomphe and went to the top of it! The view from above was way cool! It was just how I imagined it!

Musee d'Orsay

Today we went to the Musee d'Orsay, a museum full of impressionists art! Here we saw Van Gogh's art along with Renoir, Degas, Monet, Manet, & more! These were some of the paintings that I was most excited to see since I had just learned about some of these pieces in my art history class this last semester and have grown up seeing...I really enjoyed this museum! There was also a really cool Art Nouvou style furniture exhibit. Seeing this stuff in person was great!

Random Paris Pics

After walking all throughout the city, it's nice to just sit & take a break every once in awhile, so here we are in a park enjoying the sunshine! Also here is the classic Art Nouvou style Metro Station signs-designed by Hector Guimard. It's cool to finally see these in person after seeing them in the text books for so long! This last picture is the view from the top of the Pompidou looking out at the Eiffel Tower!

The Louvre

After the Pompidou, we reached our final destination which was The Louvre! The museum that houses the Mona Lisa-& yes I saw it, however sadly did not get my own picture. They guard that thing like crazy! The museum itself is huge & it would have taken several days to get through the whole thing, but the parts we did see, and seeing the Mona Lisa was way cool. It's crazy that so many people go there to see that one painting-there was quite the crowd around it. The pyramids it the courtyard were designed by IM Pei. It is so neat to see in real life. The pyramids add a nice contrast to the classical architecture of the rest of the museum.

Pompidou Museum

After Notre Dame, we walked to the Pompidou Museum. This place was awesome! The cool thing about it is the fact that the museum is purely modern architectually and is surrounded by lots of classical style architectural buildings. It has a completely exposed structure with all of its functioning parts on the outside of it. This is something you don't see very often. It's an awesome experience to visit this place. It is very colorful and interesting amongst the rest of the buildings around it. It was probably my favorite museum we have visited so far. It is full of modern art/installations and furniture-here are some cool things I liked and was inspired by! These chairs I have pictures of are all designed by Phillip Stark, one of my favorite designers. This was a way cool exhibit! Enjoy the pics!...