The first Sunday of every month, most museums in Paris are free, so we planned to see two, maybe three museums today, depending on the crowds. We went first to the Musee D'Orsay to see many works of pre-impressionists, impressionists and post-impressionists. There was almost no wait there at all. We spent the morning just enjoying the beautiful artwork. We brought a picnic lunch with us, which we enjoyed in the Tuileries Gardens. Maggie, particularly, enjoyed feeding her breadcrumbs to the pigeons and the fish in the pond. Next we stood in line at the Louvre so we could see the Mona Lisa. The queue was about 45 minutes long, with a little rain sprinkled in. It was so crowded inside that it was all we could do to see the Mona Lisa and the Venus de Milo. The kids enjoyed it and were ready when it was time to leave. Next we decided that there was enough time to see the Orangerie museum, which has a number of Monet's water lilies on enormous panoramic canvases.
On the way back to the house, we decided that we had a little time left in the day to see the Arc de Triomph. What a long day, but very rich.
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