THE TWO WEEK MARK! - The Louvre and the Musee d'Orsay

When I was in Paris the first time with my Contiki tour, we barley had time to do much besides walk the beautiful streets and gaze at the Eiffel Tower.

This is right around where my Forever 21 sandals broke leaving me to buy a 20 euro pair of leather ones from a market. Arg.

Pont Alexandre III bridge, my favorite. I love the detail.

We mostly spent our afternoon doing this, so sleepy and our feet were killing us!

The first time I saw it, I'm pretty sure I screamed like a little kid.

After we reached the top!

Today is dedicated to two places I didn't get to experience. I did see it from the outside, but I didn't get a chance to go in and wander around. I think this was one of the purchases I made when we started planning, I bought two tickets to the Louvre and have tried to figure out how to do this whole thing in a reasonable amount of time. Here is a list I have of things I must see (minus the obvious - the Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo). There are three wings: the Denon, Sully, and Richelieu. Both the Mona Lisa and the Venus de Milo are located in the Denon.

The Dying Gladiator by Pierre Julian
Christ on the Cross by El Greco
The Raft of Medusa and The Woman with Gambling Mania by Géricault
Art from Iran
The Egyptain wing (Sully wing)
The Winged Victory of Samothrace (Denon wing)
the Salle des Caryatides
The Galerie d'Apollon - also check out the collection of crown jewels

The Musee d'Orsay, some say, is better than the Louvre. Less hype and more beautiful works of impressionism.

Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette, Montmartre - Renoir
La Gare St-Lazare - Monet
Church at Auvers-sur-Oise - Van Gogh
Le Déjeuner sur l'Herbe
 Félix Nadar's portrait of Charles Baudelaire

Obviously there is a lot more to see than what I have but unless I plan on moving there (OH! good idea!) I will have to just see the highlights.