Saturday, May 23, 2009

A second day in the Louvre.  This time the Richelieu Wing.  A room full of Rubens' to compare with a room full of Poussin's.  Then a tour of the Northern European paintings and the History of French painting.  Tonight we took a small group of interested students on an excursion to Montmartre and the Sacre Cour Cathedral.  Lots of young people gather on the steps and we were treated to a futball freestyler who was amazingly talented at "juggling" a soccer ball to a drum line beat laid down by his group.  Tomorrow it's off to Musee d'Orsay, art from 1848-1905, location of an incredible impressionist and post-impressionist  collection.  Having some trouble with the internet connection so we'll see if this posts. 


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