That means I am gonna try and catch ya up on what I have done with a few photo based posts.
And. Here. We. Go!
The first weekend of May, 50 students from the History of Art and History of France classes took a day trip to Paris to visit Musée d'Orsay and Père Lachaise (the famous cemetery where the likes of Jim Morrison and Oscar Wilde are buried. Unfortunately, I didn't get to see either). Even through the random rain towards the end, it was an awesome day spent with my friend Emily (and everyone else of course) learning about some art and history of France.
The day was split up into two groups of 25 kids each with one group going with the History of Art teacher to the museum and the other group going with the History of France teacher. I was in that did the museum in the morning and the cemetery in the afternoon (interrupted by the best lunch every at Orsay's restaurant. Yum!).
We got a guided tour by our teacher before having three hours to explore on our own. Here are some highlights of what happened:
*Sidenote: We did look at some sculptures, but for me those pictures aren't as interesting*
Musée d'Orsay: An old train station that was transformed into a museum.
MASSIVE clock that I loved.
"L'enterrement à Ornas" by Gustave Courbet
This picture doesn't do the size of the painting justice.
"Le balcon" by Edouard Manet
"Le déjeuner sur l'herbe" by Edouard Manet
"L'orchestre de l'opéra" by Degas
"La classe de danse" by Degas
I wish I got a better picture of this.
"Le moulin de la galette" by Renoir
"La femme au boa noir" by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
"Jane Avril dansant" by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
"La danseuse au Moulin Rouge" by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
"La danse mauresque" by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Probably my favorite painting!!!
"Le cirque" by George Seurat
And then at 3:30pm, it became time to switch groups. A view metro stops and changes and we arrive at Père Lachaise.
The arrival.
There are just rows and rows of graves.
The chapel and the crematorium are in the same direction. Am I the only one who finds this weird?!?
Our group getting caught in the drizzle.
The monument for all those who have died.
The chapel.
Molière's grave.
La Fontaine's grave.
It is because of Molière and La Fontaine that this cemetery has become so sought after because since they decided that the wanted to be buried here, so does everyone else.
The grave of Victor Noir.
Yeah...this man has an interesting story: He decided that before he died that his grave stone would have a sculpture of him on it laying down. He also decided that he wanted there to be the clear distinction of him having an erection. Legend has it that if a women is having trouble becoming pregnant, she needs to come to his grave at night and hump against his erection...yeah...
A view of him (those roses weren't there when the morning group visited).
The crematorium.
It is believed that if you touch his nose, you are able to speak to the dead.
DELACROIX!
Emily and I right before the downpour and waiting for the bus that was 45 minutes late.
Voilà! C'est tout! My day in Paris. Best 65 euros spent for sure :)
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