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Published: October 28th 2018
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Saturday and Sunday, Oct 27&28
Ross wanted to check out the Paris Chinatown before we headed to Haussmann Blvd for serious shopping. Before we even got there I spotted Maisons du Monde. Oh I wish I could furnish an apartment from this shop. So many cool things. I think the shipping costs put most things out of range. On to Chinatown and through a mall - very similar to areas in Richmond. After a good look around we caught the Metro to Galeries Lafayette. So many people. Such high prices. I couldn't believe the line-ups at Longchamps and Gucci purse counters. Security all around. Outside the store the street was lined with huge limo buses dispensing foreign shoppers. They must have a much better budget than me. We took photos from the roof top but didn't really shop - too discouraging. Next we tried Printemps - another large department store and we mainly rode the escalator and gawked at the prices and left. No fun shopping in these places. I like finding the little boutiques and smaller unique shops that abound in the Passages. Walked until we found a Metro stop and then back to the apartment for some market
fresh ravioli.
Sunday was the daylight saving time change. Just happened to notice it on my computer before bed last night. Apparently the EU is considering doing away with the time change completely within the next year or two. Checked a few guide books looking for something we've never seen and I found an art museum I've never been to - the National Museum of Modern Art in Paris - on Ave. Pres. Wilson. It's free unless you want to see the special exhibits. They had Matisse, Picasso, etc - but only a few samples of each famous modern artist. Easy wandering around and not too busy. I noticed a few techniques I'd like to try on canvas. Got a fun pop-up book too. Next door is the Palais de Tokyo. Another new one for us. This one cost 9E each since we were seniors. The exhibit was entitled "On Air". I thought it was going to deal with aviation or radio airwaves or some such. But oh my - you walk into a huge black room the size of a gym with only a few lights pointing up from the floor and they are focused on thin wire
cube frames of varying sizes. On these frames are the most amazing spider webs. Apparently there are many types of spiders living in the museum and they 'cohabit' within these cubes and built webs on top of each other. I just kept saying wow as I went from one display to another. There must have been 30 different set-ups. If ever you get a chance, go see it. It was like an amazing sci-fi or fantasy scene. Lots of security around continually telling people to not lean forward and keep children back and no flash. I can't believe someone hasn't poked through them. Super gift shop here and couldn't help myself again. When we had arrived earlier we just sauntered in and when we went out people were lined up in the cold way down the block. Lucky us. Walked until we found a place for lunch - usual time for us 3:30. Then walked all the way back to the apartment. Off to London tomorrow so I'd better finish packing and clean up the place here.
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Kim
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Presumably you've been to Musee Marmotten Monet? My favourite.