Today we went to Guimet National Museum of Asian Arts when it opened at 10am. Then we walked miles, it seemed, to find a place to have lunch. We covered the areas between Victor Hugo to Trocadero and then under the Eiffel Tower to Cafe Constant which was worth it, thankfully! Looking at the street signs in my photos, we started in the 8th arr, then were in the 16th and ended up in the 7th, where Cafe Constant is. I don’t know what we’d do without google maps...
After lunch we walked another 20 minutes or so to Musee Rodin. The special exhibit there is Mapplethorpe. The parallels were very interesting.
It rained hard and then the sun came out and then it rained hard again. My little umbrella is a mess but I think it will last the rest of this trip.
Perfect rows of outdoor seating for people watching.
American Cathedral steeple
Bright geraniums in window pots
Old wooden window shutters
Head of a Donor - Afganistan 3rd-4th century at the Giumet
Iconic photo of the Eiffel Tower. I'm sure I wouldn't have taken this if it wasn't for the fact that our lunch restaurant wasn't beyond it!
Waiting for our table at the Cafe Constant
Colorful flowerpots
People waiting to cross the street in front of a Brasserie
Reflections in a window at Musee Rodin
Rodin's The Thinker
Peace rose in garden at Rodin Museum
A lovely rainbow from our hotel window at the end of a day of somewhat tumultuous weather.
