Paris! (Part I)

Our first big European trip to, where else, Paris! We went for 6 days and had a wonderful time. Our room was on the fourth floor of a wonderful little hotel and we could see Notre Dame out our window. (This shot is not out our window, but still!)

Speaking of cathedrals, here's one painted by van Gogh hanging in the Musee D'Orsay. I think this is my all-time favorite painting. Really beautiful and exquisitely sad. Nothing like seeing it in person.

Musee D'Orsay. Fantastic museum built in the middle of an old train station.

This was one of Aidan's favorite paintings. Ok, so he was a little bored in the museum but we got him interested in a few works and he liked Monet. He also like the idea that the paintings were made up of (millions of?) colored dots. Aidan can do dots.

Another glorius van Gogh.

Vive la France!

I loved this Degas. It was wonderful to see the focus on the orchestra in the foreground with the ballet dancers in the back (and just their legs). The juxtaposition of black and pink, old (well older) men playing and tiny little girls dancing is fascinating.

Another beautiful painting. I can't remember the painter or the title (help Kim?) but just wonderful.

Another Monet and another Aidan favorite. Mine too.