3 Days-2 Days

Well, I am writing this on my last full day in Paris...weird. I will post about that later in the day. For now, I am going to recap my days on Saturday and Sunday.

SATURDAY:
The 29th was a day of picnics!! I had been planning to go to a picnic held by Louis and Maggie (Panda's owners) in Buttes Chaumont, the park where I used to walk Panda. By coincidence, when I was in the Marais on Friday, my friends started mentioning how there was this park they kept meaning to go to, and they wanted to have a picnic there on Saturday...turns out it was Buttes Chaumont! So I had two picnics to go to that day. Unfortunately, the weather didn't comply. It rained on and off and in general it was cool and windy out. My friends decided to go through with the picnic, though, so we chilled out, ate, and watched little French kids and French dogs running around. Louis and Maggie moved their picnic to their apartment, which meant I got to relive a little bit of my stay in Belleville! I also got to see Panda and eat more! By the time I got home, I had quite a sugar crash. A wonderful day of picnics and goodbyes.

SUNDAY:
Yesterday, I started at Place de la Concorde and Tuileries gardens. I wanted to be there, at the heart of the city, one last time. I eventually wandered over to the Musée D'Orsay. Now, keep in mind, this was a Sunday. I generally try to avoid going to museums and tourist sights on Sundays, because the lines are about a million times longer. But this was my second to last day in Paris, and it's where I wanted to go! As I approached, the entire front of the museum was covered in SWARMS of people...I had NEVER seen it so crowded. And then suddenly I remembered something. My student ID here says that I am an art history major. The people at Reid Hall did that for situations just like this. I calmly walked past the hundreds of people in line, towards the entrance for "people with reservations," a line consisting of exactly 0 people. When I got inside, I strolled past the ticket booth line, and showed the ticket-takers my student ID. I have never felt like such a VIP. It was beautiful. And it was also nice to enjoy one last trip to the Musée. Afterwards, I strolled over to Les Halles and Place Pompidou, and I watched the acrobat performing on the street there. Overall, a nice day of Parisian wandering.