Saturday, October 14, 2006

Paree (phonetically)

I'm in Paree!!!

Well I made it safely here without any hitches. Once again I will apologise in advance for unintentionql mistakes due to the french keyboqrd being different. Numbers need the shift key & there are 3 options on those keys, not just 2. & of course the q is where the a is usuqlly so there'll be lots of funny spellings.

Anyway, it's a hell of a long flight(s) here & i was very pleqsed to get off the plane - arrived in the dark but the sun started rising when catching the train in from the airport. This means it doesn't rise until about 8am Yay. Sleep in tomorrow.

Have hit the ground running today. After those flights I could only find the hotel & leave my backpack there since check-in isnùt until épm (for future reference that's 2pm). So walked down the street to Les Arènes de Lutèce, one of the reasons I chose that hotel, being proximity to them! Strangely a group was making a video or something & guys were dressed up in Roman skirty things with pretend swords so there was unexpected entertainment that suited the venue. Decided to get my ticket to Avignon so went to the station where it leaves & did that, then trained it to the Orangerie Museum which is within the Tuileries Gardens. I,ve tried to get there before but they were shut for renovations. Big lines today so I'd hate to be here in summer!

Well worth it, since it houses a) 8 massive Monet waterlily paintings (my estimate 10 x 2 m each) curved around 2 circular rooms. All completely different in colour shades & composition. Didn't bother with the audioguide so can't tell you any more about that!
&b) a permanent collection of paintings from Renoir, Matisse, Cézanne, Gaugin & a few others! oh yes only 1 Sisley. But I really liked this other guy I,d never heard of Chaim Sautine. Quite vivid but warped proportions of everything.

Then my feet got really sore so I sat in front of the fountain in the Tuileries Gardens & read for an hour before coming here. Didn,t find an internet cafe on my travels today so just came back to the one we used last year. Some advantages!

I,m now going to check in & have a shower for the first time in nearly 2 days & change my clothes. Treat! Then I,ll have dinner, drop into the supermarket I found near the hotel & have an "early" night Paris time - don't want to think about what time it is in Aus.

Tomorrow I'm having a look around Luxembourg Gardens & the Observqtory - but will probably come back & let you know what I've been up to.

bye for now,

luv Belle xxx

PS happy anniversary Sal & Grant
Happy birthdat Paul
Happy Anniversary Penny & Luke

all for during the week

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