Monday 28 September
Breakfast at the famous Les Deux Magots cafe in St Germain, then a brief visit to the Saint-Germain-des-Prés church, before heading to Place du Concord to visit the Orangerie. A gallery of minor impressionist works, the stand-out feature are the two large rooms with wall-length Monets. Quite magnificent, and certainly the best way to get to the heart of what makes Monet such an important artist.
Afterwards we walked to the Louvre, and pulled a good several hours exploring the lesser-travelled galleries. Saw lots of interesting work from Asia/Africa/South America/Pacific, and we particularly enjoyed the Ancient Persian rooms with their exquisite glazed terracotta bricks.
Popped back to our hood to say goodbye to Anthony, grabbed our bags from the hotel, then headed home on the Eurostar (with another delay - this time at the entrance to the Channel tunnel).We really enjoyed not having to rush about with the other tourists, clamouring to visit the must-sees. Instead we had a leisurely and very pleasurable holiday. Many thanks to Anthony for being such a good guide and a gracious host!
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