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Last Museum Visit

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 Today was our last museum visit in Paris. We went to the Musee de Orangerie which happens to be in our favorite park. We walked through the Louvre's courtyard and enjoyed lunch in the park after our museum visit. The museum houses Monet's water lilies along with many other famous artist's works. Monet was involved in designing the museum so that it could hold his massive paintings. They are amazing to see but difficult to capture in pictures. We are starting to pack and confirm our upcoming travel plans so the afternoon was devoted to tasks. We did fit in time for ice cream.  We took a stroll along the Seine and went by Notre Dame before dinner. We took pictures of a bronze statue that is in front to the Church. It is famous for not being destroyed by the Nazis. It had strong connections to Charlemagne and the Germans respected it. {I was able to capture a bird that photo bombed my picture.} We had a lovely dinner out this evening and enjoyed our walk home.    ...
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Fontainebleau

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 If you ever need to pick between Versailles and Fontainebleau, go to Fontainebleau. We took the train there today and had a wonderful time. There were no crowds. There were a couple of class trips, but they were not large groups and easy to work around. We have been surprised with the number of class trips we have encountered on all our different visits. The French are serious about educating their kids about history and art. It is impressive. The Fontainebleau was a 45-minute train ride, followed by a short bus ride. There was no line to enter and there weren't many people in the mansion as we went through. It is smaller than Versailles but definitely big enough. This was home to assorted kings, Marie Antoniette and Napoleon, along with and a Pope or two. The rooms are magnificent, as are the Chapel, and grounds. We rented a rowboat and Jack was able to row us around one of the ponds on the property.  I will let you see for yourself how lovely it is here, and I apologize for...
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