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The Musee d’Orsay, Art Nouveau and the Ballet

Breakfast: Pan au chocolate and quiche with salmon and broccoli. Must try to make this.

Activity 1: Gallery Lafayette to browse shoes. Nothing found under 150 euro, not worth it.

Activity 2: Spent 3 hours in the Musée d’Orsay. Definitely my favorite all-around museum. I could spend a week there. In the train painting by Monet, the train station used to delay trains so he could finish his sketches and paintings. Some pieces I liked in particular:

Henri Edmond Cross - Les Isles dOr - The Golden Isles

Henri Edmond Cross - Les Isles d'Or - The Golden Isles

Monet - Le Fare Saint-Lazare

Monet - Le Fare Saint-Lazare

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The Cousins Come to Paris – Quai Branly & Lipp

The cousins are back in town and that can only mean one thing: adventure – or at least some fun. We started the day off right with a croissant from Paul (a patisserie I later found out is a chain store – but it’s okay) and coffee on top of the giant department store, Printemps. Definitely do this. It gives you a great feel for where everything is in the city.

Next stop, the Musée du Quai Branly to see the Teotihuacán exhibit.

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