I spent my morning at the museum looking at Renoirs, Monets, Van Gough's famous starry night. This was my first visit to the Musée d'Orsay and I must admit it might have stolen l'Orangerie's spot as my favorite museum in Paris. During my two previous visits to the city, the Musée d'Orsay was under construction. I'm not sure what it looked like before but the high ceilings and iconic clocks are absolutely beautiful. I would visit the museum for the architecture itself.
After passing a few hours in the museum, I wandered around the area and found more pleasant surprises. I'm not sure the name of it, but there's a bridge in Paris where couples place locks on it and throw away the keys- that way, even though your relationship might end, the lock will stay there as a memorial to the pleasant times you once shared. It was really sweet to see all the love notes scribbled on the locks.
I also walked around the Jardin des Tulleries. I must say, it's not very pretty in the dead of winter. All the barren trees are gloomy and depressing as they contrast with the Louvre in the background.
I stumbled across a Monoprix (similar to Target) and bought school supplies as well as my local boulangerie where I purchased some fresh bread.
Overall, the day was pretty exhausting and I'm still battling jetlag so I think I'm in desperate need of a nap.
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