Manet, Monet, Montmarte, Mona (again)

Day 9-Hello again! Today we went to Musee D’Orsay, a museum with famous impressionist paintings like Manet and Monet. It was cool; they had interesting sculptures, paintings, figurines, and a collection of 36 bustlets by a man called Daumier. They were all members of the French Parliament, and they all had stuff like big noses and pinched up faces. You see, Daumier had trained as a political cartoonist. There were lots of paintings, such as a room filled with Van Goghs. Van Gogh painted what he felt, so you could see the stages of his life unfold in just a few paintings. My favorite was by...now that I think about it, I don’t actually know the name or the title, but I can describe it. It was a lesser known painting showing a small girl with brown hair and eyes and a high collared white outfit. In her arms is a purring gray striped kitten. I think the girl is well done, her eyes striking and real, and I love cats! But Ellery’s favorite things were: My favorite painting was a family with a Black Lab. It was fun. Anyways, after that we went to Champs-Elysees. I thought we had walked it yesterday. Oh no, I was wrong. We walked a very small section of it. THIS, that we walked today, was the REAL Champs-Elysees. We ate at a small Italian place, then walked the dozens of stores. Lacoste, Nike, Adidas, and ESpirit were just a few of the big name stores we passed on our way down the famous street. Lacoste had these darling shoes, but not in my size! Oh well, can’t win them all! Ellery liked:In Adidas, I set up a MiCoach profile online. I also liked Lacoste. Back to me! After an afternoon nap, we went to Montemarte, a famous section of Paris. There were cool stores; I bought an awesome Paris bag that says Paris all the way around! We went to a gorgeous chapel at the top of one of the only hills in Paris, where you could look around and buy candles and rub the statue’s feet. After an outdoor dinner, we headed back around  and took the Metro home. Montemarte in Ellery’s eyes: I bought a Mona Lisa picture It is sooo cool. It was fun. We had lots of fun, and tomorrow will be even better!