This is my final week in Paris, culminating in Easter Sunday and a flight to Amsterdam and the Rijksmuseum.<\/p>\n
Monday, 14<\/b>: Time to get another Metro card, then back to embrace the Louvre<\/b>. I\u2019ll be missing Robert in a major way, so today I\u2019ll follow Mighty Aphrodite,<\/b> and the Alexander the Great<\/b> trail, my nod to love and to a great man. After lunch, I’ll spend quality time with the Greek and Roman statuary, giving myself all the time I want to to sit and sketch. Love to draw those Herculean torsos and the svelte charms of Venus, of course, but I expect to find a few surprises. By now,\u00a0 I will have favorite cafes and restaurant, boulangeries and patisseries. It is my duty to compare \u00e9clairs, lemon tarts, and macaroons, and discover new cheeses. I\u2019ll be working on it.<\/p>\n
Tuesday, 15<\/b>: The Louvre is closed and I\u2019ve made a note to revisit my favorite places or those that got dropped or set aside for whatever reason. From my long ago sojourn in Paris I remember going to Fauchon<\/b> to buy pastry and clay teapots. If the weather is pretty I\u2019ll try for the Luxembourg garden<\/b> and lunch at La Bastide Odeon<\/b> 7 rue de Corneille, a friend\u2019s favorite spot. \u00a0If not, it\u2019s a great day to visit the exquisite Mus\u00e9e Jacquemart-Andr\u00e9.<\/b><\/p>\n
Wednesday, 16<\/b>: The Louvre<\/b> is open until 9:45. If my late night visit the first week was magical, or I didn’t manage to stay up that late, I\u2019ll do it today.\u00a0 Otherwise I\u2019ll be wandering in the rooms I\u2019ve not yet seen, perhaps following the European Renaissance<\/b> <\/i>trail or Love in the Louvre.<\/b> The Masterworks<\/b> audio tour is one I\u2019ve been saving until now. Sometimes I eavesdrop on the fringes of a guided tour, but never too long. Groups seldom spend as long looking as they do listening, and I\u2019m here to see.<\/p>\n
Thursday, 17:<\/b> Hoping for another morning of street market shopping. It\u2019s more of a pastime than a sport for me, but fun to browse, money carefully zipped away. Pickpockets are rampant whenever tourists are distracted.\u00a0 Arts and Crafts themed market, Marche Bastille Boulevard Richard-Lenoir<\/b>, is open 7am-2:30pm today, and again on Sat. 9am-6pm and Sun. 7am-3pm. It will really depend on the weather. If I loved the Mus\u00e9e D’Orsay<\/b>, today is the day I\u2019ll return.<\/p>\n
Friday, 18:<\/b> My last day at the Louvre<\/b>. I\u2019ll just follow my nose, and revisit those works that charmed, disturbed or entranced me. A day of farewells. I\u2019ll start my laundry today, since everything has to be dry before I get on the plane Sunday.<\/p>\n
Saturday 19:<\/b> Last day in Paris, and another day reserved to revisit favorite Paris places. Perhaps seek out an art supply store or a knitting shop, definitely a favorite patisserie. If possible, I will realize my desire to walk across a\u00a0 bridge on a foggy morning. \u00a0Maybe return to the Marche Bastille Boulevard Richard-Lenoir. <\/b>At the end of the day, I will pack my bags and prepare to depart for the airport tomorrow<\/p>\n
Sunday, 20<\/b>: It\u2019s Easter Sunday<\/b>. The bells will ring me out. I\u2019ll call Uber<\/b> and head to CDG airport, and my flight to Amsterdam, and the glorious Rjiksmuseum<\/b>.\u00a0 Adieu Paris. \u00c8tre courageux et beau.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This is my final week in Paris, culminating in Easter Sunday and a flight to Amsterdam and the Rijksmuseum. Monday, 14: Time to get another Metro card, then back to embrace the Louvre. I\u2019ll be missing Robert in a major way, so today I\u2019ll follow Mighty Aphrodite, and the Alexander the Great trail, my nod […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-110","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-preparation","7":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7OBxc-1M","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=110"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":113,"href":"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110\/revisions\/113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}