Incredible Exhibits, Incredible Food…Paris style
Bonjour mes amis,
Cold but dry was our day yesterday. James and Andrew spent their day at Le Louvre and the four of us enjoyed the programme that Laurie had put together. She is always totally up on what’s happening culturally in Paris!
First to the beautiful L’Orangerie in the Tuileries Gardens, home to the very lovely Monet tableaux. We’ve seen these years ago and time seems to have darkened them, less vibrant than before.
The rest of the exhibit was from a painter and art dealer named Heinz Berggruen including a vast collection of Picasso’s. I said to Laurie at one point that there was a “lot of money in this room!”
We walked across the Tuileries to l’Hotel de la Marine where there is at Café Lapérouse. It’s magnificent and now has a lift which takes you to the toilette instead of a journey in the cold to outside!
La Place de la Concorde was before us and we walked across an area that was predominant in the Olympics, full of stadium seating but now full of Christmas trees. It is not quite ready to open so we will return. We were headed to the Grand Palais for an exhibit from a Japanese artist named Chiharu Shiota who uses yarn to make her exquisite expressions.
After almost 10,000 steps, we took a break before dinner at 7:30 with Pierre and Laurie at the fabulous starred restaurant inside Le Pavillon de la Reine. Always such a treat for us! It was festive for Christmas.
The best photo of the day were these children waiting to enter the famous Musée de la Magie on rue St. Paul.
Off to the races again today with food, food, food!
L & B
December 12, 2024 @ 9:09 am
What a brilliant day you had Linda! We are definitely trying the restaurant at Hotel de La Marine. The Japanese exhibition sounded wonderful too. Have a wonderful time with Laurie and Pierre. Love, Antonia
December 12, 2024 @ 11:46 am
Wow! Laurie is a marvelous tour planner/guide. Art and food and landmarks and beauty: what more could you ask!
December 12, 2024 @ 3:02 pm
I saw this explanation on Wikipedia about the cobweb art.
At each installation, Shiota and her assistants would spend hours straight in completing the work. The artist views the crisscrossing threads as human relationships that would get tangled, cut, loosened or charged with tension, and these experiences are constantly present in the creation processes of the artist, which adds a layer of performative nature to Shiota’s work that is often unseen to the audience.
Even under several layers Laurie is maintaining and still looking good.
Monet is always good.
Thank you
December 13, 2024 @ 8:17 am
Thanks for this additional info, Pat!
December 12, 2024 @ 7:59 pm
Hi Linda and Bernie,
Lovely to see Linda’s posts and great photos. I particularly liked today’s photo of Bernie connecting with his dessert. Classic shot! 👍
Love to you both,
Malcolm and Antonia