Ok, here's a little more about Sunday.

The Orangerie is my favorite museum in Paris. There are two large oval rooms that are fully covered with 30' long water lily paintings by Monet. They depict his lily pond at different times of day - from bright morning light to darkest evening. It is like being there. Truly stunning. Also, there is a large collection of paintings that was donated by one owner. There are probably 100 Renoirs, Monets, Cezannes, Modiglianis and other artists' works. I can't even imagine one person having all of that art, can you? Totally jealous.

Then we walked through the Jardin du Tuileries (lots of people since it was Sunday) and decided lunch was in order. We had cold cucumber soup, sautéed ling (fish) with pimento sauce and jasmine rice, followed by a floating island for dessert, which is like a big soft meringue floating in a creamy sauce. It's a good thing we're doing a lot of walking... Next was a long nap for me while AC went grocery shopping. She came home with wine, diet coke, croissants and eggs. Love her! Sarah joined us for dinner before heading back to Germany, where we had a light dinner of cheese and Croque Monsiour at a casual sidewalk cafe where we could watch people go by. I could do that all day.

Ok, day over, very tired and very happy. :)