Day 20 - New Places in Paris

Another beautiful day in Paris! We had tickets for Atelier Des Lumières which is new and comes highly recommended. It is described as an immersive experience blending art, music and technology. Kind of a museum where you stand and it comes to you. It was similar technology to the event we went to at the Popes Palace in Avignon. The current exhibition is on Van Gogh so right up my alley having just visited Arles, and a cool Japanese exhibit. It was recommended to get tickets in advance on line as it routinely sells out and the website says they don’t sell tickets onsite. Located in the 11th arrondissement. These seem to be the new thing so something similar might be coming soon to your city so check it out!

Top right picture gives an idea of the screens all around you and one image melting into another. Very cool!

We headed to the Rue Cler area which is in the 7th arrondissement via Metro, and found a great cafe to have a light lunch. Rue Cler is considered to be the most famous market street in Paris with great little cheese shops, patisseries, boulangeries, restaurants and clothing shops. Also quite close to the Eiffel Tower.

Niçoise salad for me and a Caesar for Julie. We can’t stop eating the never ending bread basket!

Is it really a trip to Paris unless you at least visit the Eiffel Tower? So that’s what we did. We had no intention of going up as we’ve both done it a couple of times and good thing because since it was a beautiful day the lines were huge. The best place to get a perfect picture of the Eiffel Tower is from Place du Trocadero right across the river. We saw no less then 4 bridal couples taking pictures there and it was a Monday!

We took the train quite a ways out of the main area of Paris to visit the new Foundation Louis Vuitton Museum. Totally mind blowing! It opened in 2014 after years of construction and the building alone is worth the price of admission. They have different exhibits to display a wide array of cultural experiences, and the current exhibit is on Charlotte Perriand. Born in 1903 she was way ahead of her time. Architecture, painting, sculpture, photography- her goal was was to profoundly improve daily life. She has a new fan in me. If you are going to Paris I really think this is a must see!

Foundation Louis Vuitton Museum. What does it look like to you?

Top left - view of the old from the new. Bottom right - an amazing waterfall that flows into pools around the base of the building.

Does this seem like Paris to you? A view of the modern area from the Frank Gehry roof - spectacular! 📷 credit to Julie!

I’m going to keep coming back to Paris until I’ve eaten at every one of these!

Finished our day with a great meal at Chez Janou. Sea bass for me and scallops with risotto for Julie. We resisted dessert - a first!

Loving every day here! Pinch me💕