Housed in a former train station built in 1900, the Musee D'Orsay was been switched over to a museum in 1986. It now is one of the largest art museums in Europe and the second largest in France. Unfortunately, this day was a strike day and only the first floor was open to the public. We still had plenty of fine art to look at and enjoy. In addition to the impact on the museum we were concerned about the pick up of our big bags. We were shipping them to Spain instead of trying to lug then onto the trains. The pick up time was between 1 and 6 PM but we had things planned and were concerned about a late pickup. Dave Kristine and Leslie left at 2:15 and I stayed behind to wait for the pick up. I poked my head out of the window to say goodbye and the DHL truck was there! So I took thew bags down and joined them for our trip to d"Orsayy We loved the museum and afterwards we headed over to where the Jazz concert was being held. The strike was again interfering with us as we tried to get to the metro and there was a gate across the entire entryway.
I stopped off at the DHL office to see if we could drop off the bags but they were too large for that office
Looking for some packing tape
Walking there took us past the Louvre
Over old bridges
Right to the museum which is on the banks of the Siene
Grand entrances from the train station days
Take it easy, Bessie
Tickle the rhino
M 'O
There was no need for the rat maze today
A Statue of Liberty
Lady with a snake. The tiny snake was wrapped on her left wrist
The sculpting of the clothing was superb
Tiger!
A very inefficient water transfer system
A painting od the Turkish batsh
Three dimensional art
Death of Orpheus is rather violent. Orpheus was a poet and musician who refused to worship Dionysus. Her minions ripped him apart but his severed head and lyre continued to sing and play
A big chunk of silver
Birth of Venus
Dante and Virgil
A great design for a lamp
Within the large room
A tiny guy or a big chair
More violence
A haunting look
Tall hats
A fine concert
Mercury whispering to a severed head
Two dogs in marble
Hold up the globe
A model of Paris under the floor
A huge painting of Paris
Very formal painting and a very tiny dog
A model of the Paris Opera house
Behind the stage
So much going on at the Opera House
A wild painting of the Eiffel tower
This one reminds me of Anne of Green Gables
Two tykes
Sleeping off a champagne buzz
Looking pale
Nice dog
Rocking the turbin
This sculpture is of a woman at a loom
I had never seen anything quite like it
More weaving
Another fine hat
A huge clock from the train station days
Musee Oui Oui
Rainbows!
Another dog!
More dogs!
Nudity and dogs, oh my!
This is the painting by Manet that caused an uproar, not because of the nudity, but because it was an actual portrait of a woman and not of an idealized woman
The Fifer by Manet
When life gives you lemons, paint one
Monet painting of Trouville in Normandy
Another Monet
Monet's studio with his red beret front and center
Two materials in one sculpture
Whistlers Mother
Spotted dog!
Hyper realistic
Dog on wheels
Actually this is a huge paionting that is gettin a restoration
It was not as detailed as we thought it would be
Snack time
Out we go
Back on the road
