Visiting the Marais

We took the Metro to St Paul and walked around the area called les Marais or the Marsh.

Crossing the Seine - a barge sailing under a bridge with

Notre Dame in the background.  The barge was carrying a car and

a motorcycle for use when the owners were on land.

 

A favorite place to visit is the musee Carnavalet.  It has paintings and artifacts spanning the 

many years of history of Paris.

The two paintings above are of the construction of the Pont Alexander III and the

Grand and Petit Palais.  They were built about the same time.  The bridge

was built between 1896 and 1900.  The two art museums were begun

in 1897 and were built for a exposition. It was the built for the same World

Exposition in 1889 for which the Eiffel Tower was erected. 

Exterior of Carnavalet -  note the formal garden

The statue in this inner courtyard is titled

 Victory Allegorical Statue

This is not a cradle designed for Noah or Moses but for the Imperial Prince

born to Napoleon III and the Empress Eugenie.  Designed by the 

architect Victor Baltard and constructed by skilled craftsmen in under three months.

This is one of the few walls with any record of the wars of the 20th century.

Paintings, for example, of Foch and Joffre.

Madame de Sevigne lived in the Hotel Carnavalet from 1677 to 1696.

A gallery is dedicated to her memory with objects belonging to her and portraits of prominent

figures from the Period of Moliere.  (Visitors guide to the Musee Carnavalet)

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One of the attractions of the musee for me is that the paintings depict every day life and 

every day Paris.  They are not famous artists, but they capture moments in 

history that we usually only read about.

Three dimensional depiction of the army parading in the 

Place Vendome

This is a replica of the bedroom of Marcel Proust.

The furniture is that actually owned by him.  He is said to have liked to

write while in bed.  

Sorbonne mid 19th century and 

the Sorbonne in the 21st century

Just the run of the mill wood burning stove

This is a painting that I particularly like.  Sorry can't remember the

artist's name or when or where it was painted.

Musee Carnavalet - museum of the history of Paris

A small distraction along the way.  Pastry window with wonderful desserts.

The cake that would feed 8 is 40 Euros.

Hotel Sully

Place des Vosges

Louis XIII at the Place des Vosges

We did not stop for a pick-up game but could not resist a picture. 

A very medieval looking building close to the St Paul Metro stop

A couple of familiar names we saw today.  Sorry no Camille.

Lunch at la Vieille Tour restaurant

62 rue Mouffetard

Boeuf Bourguignon

We cannot explain the rice and green beans.  When the waiter brought them to 

use before the stew, we were sure he had made a mistake. 

The Quartier Mouffetard is an area where the Professor served on 

his LDS mission. (1967-1969)