When I have friends who are going to Paris; I have a list of my "musts" in the City of Light. The two oval rooms with floor to ceiling Monet's at the Musee de l'Orangerie are number one.
There are many days when I'm just passing through Paris on my way home or returning to the states.
On those days, I've found myself grabbing a cafe au lait, a pain au chocolat, and one of these green metal chairs right outside the museum just so I can be close to the Nympheas. I prop my tired tootsies on a nearby chair. I close my eyes and pretend I'm standing all alone in the middle of one of the rooms. There, I can pirouette and dance undisturbed, surrounded and cuddled by these magnificent works of art that speak to my soul.
Their size and presentation are breath-taking. Because they are almost impossible to describe to people; I bought the book about them and the history of their journey. You learn more about Monet and alternate sites for the installation, but when you unfold one of the paintings that takes five full-sized sheets of paper to contain just one; you are able to grasp some their magnificence and indescribability.
Don't miss the magic of Monet at the Musee de l'Orangerie!
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