Monday, August 3 (part 2) Place de la Concorde, Jardin deTuileries, Musee L’Orangerie, Angelina’s, and Les Invalides The metro drops us at Place de la Concorde about 12:15, and we climb the stairs to our first real sight of central Paris. Turning 360 degrees, we can see the Egyptian Lexur obelisk (which is 3200 years old), the Jardin deTuileries, fountains, and the Eiffel tower in the distance. It’s difficult to believe we are really here. Jackie leads us through the gardens to Musee L’Orangerie, famous for its 360 degree Monet mural rooms. There are 2 rooms, each with 4 versions of his garden at different times of day. The water lilies are familiar, just much larger than I’d imagined, but I like the willow tree studies even more. Once we see these two rooms, we tour
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