Cool Temps, Great Art, Good Friends…Our Paris Day
Bonjour,
Finally…a nice cool day with the high around 74. Beautiful weather to enjoy our first full day with our guests Jodie and Dennis Clements. The day started slowly when our prearranged breakfast appointment of 7:30 slowly evolved into more like 11am. They were exhausted from the previous travel day, didn’t set an alarm, and were still asleep at 10:30am when we called them. They roused quickly and came over for more like a brunch to get their day going. Lest you think us cruel, we wanted to help insure that they got their body clocks reset as fast as possible. Letting them sleep to 1 or 2 o’clock in the afternoon wouldn’t have been the best solution.
Though off to a slow start, we had a full, delightful day. Jodie and Dennis love good art, and we chose an exhibition now showing at the Petit Palais depicting Impressionists who left Paris for London during the Franco-Prussian Way. As is always the case at this location, the exhibit was fantastic as is the structure itself. I don’t want to bore you too much, but for those who love art, here are some of the better pieces with the information on each.
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I hope the video come through. All are Monets.
Next we walked up and down the Champs with special time spent in the Hotel George V and the gorgeous floral arrangements.
And it wouldn’t be Paris without a stop in Louis Vuitton along the Champs.
We ended our day with a stop at our own Bouquet St. Paul with delicious meal for everyone, sorry no pics! Off to bed in preparation for the arrival of Sharon and Johnny Tyson first thing in the morning at the Hotel Caron!
Stay tuned,
L & B
Cindi Ludwig
July 12, 2018 @ 3:53 am
The art work was lovely but my favorite photos were the flowers in the Hotel George V. Rest, renew and I look forward to tomorrow’s post.
CarolynB
July 12, 2018 @ 7:11 am
Aahhh jet lag can be so powerful! Glad your friends had the L&B backup call 🙂
Lovely photos too. We saw this exhibit when it was in London and thought it well done. Perfect Paris setting!
Marlyn & Monica
July 12, 2018 @ 11:22 am
Loved the art photos, especially the Tissots. Thanks for sharing with those of us who have to stay home in the American heat.
lspalla
July 12, 2018 @ 12:38 pm
So glad you enjoyed it. High today about 78!
Lynne Berry Vallely
July 12, 2018 @ 12:10 pm
I love Tissot, he is one of my all-time favorites. He did a series on the life of Christ that I teach at Sunday school. And I love the Pisarro and the video, the first one is amazing! Love the little girls dress, I love the GeorgeV of course. this was a great way to wake up with my coffee. Thank you!
lspalla
July 12, 2018 @ 12:37 pm
Merci beaucoup! Love to hear your thoughts as I was up at 3:30 this morning to create this one!
Betsy Cobb
July 12, 2018 @ 12:26 pm
I loved the little girl in her pearls!
lspalla
July 12, 2018 @ 12:36 pm
Moi aussi!
PAT O'BRIEN
July 12, 2018 @ 2:32 pm
Checked the prices on the George V and found that the 28,000 euro fur coat would get you about 5 days in some of the rooms at the G.V. Are there accepted protocols for sweaty tourists lounging in the lobby? There seemed to be a different Louis Vuitton logo on one the purses – did we see it first here?
lspalla
July 12, 2018 @ 3:02 pm
The Louis Vuitton logo is a funky LV. Have to look hard at it sometimes to see it.