blu, blanc, rouge

After a hearty breakfast of fresh croissants, cafe creme, and yogurt, we headed to the Museum of Decorative Arts for our own private tour of a special exhibit all about the color Red and how it has functioned throughout history. The exhibit took pieces from throughout the collection and grouped them according to how red functioned to convey a meaning. Our wonderful tour guide gave us insights that we have been using ever since in all of the work we look at. We then saw an incredible Valentino retrospective, viewing some very famous dresses. Lunch in the Tuileries Gardens and then a too-short two hours in the Musee D Orsay. We spent a long time admiring as much as we could take in and then walked over to Sennelier to buy some beautiful art supplies. We dined at a cute little neighborhood restaurant (some of the kids tried frogs legs!) and then enjoyed an evening cruise down the Seine. A lovely day, all told.