Starting this Friday, I will be writing about my Paris trips, not really the cultural traits that I observed as an anthropologist (I just like the phrase "participant observation"), but more just like a tour guide for those of you interested in going there in the future.
For some reason I have always had the opportunity to visit
Paris although I don’t have special feelings towards the city as many people
(especially girls) do… but I thought many of you would be interested in seeing
the places and food and random things I encountered there. And I’m not gonna
lie, it is a beautiful place with lots of amazing museums (probably the main
reason to why I keep going).
This week I commence with my favorite thing about Paris.
My favorite museums
- Musée de l'Orangerie
It has a whole gallery of Monet’s water lillies where you
can immerse yourself into the beautiful colors, and get that panic attack of
knowing how you will never be able to make such great work (I get this feeling
ALL the time). And many Matisse, Cezanne, and Laurencin. Plus it’s a fairly
small museum so you really get to take your time to look at the work, unlike
the Louvre where its million pieces of work can become distractive (to me at
least).
- Louvre
Although the Louvre can be too big too filled of objects, I gotta
admit that it is simply a treasure for art lovers. The pyramid is a nice spot
to take photos (yes Asians!), and I have this thing about the Gold Room. I don’t
even know the official name of that gallery but I have been calling it the Gold
Room and people seem to understand me… If you haven’t been there and
have a thing for shiny/golden/blingbling things like me, then definitely pop in
there next time. It is a whole room decorated in gold, with pretty sculptures and
paintings and ceiling art and they result in this super decadent golden image
that stayed with me since my first visit to the Louvre more than a decade ago. A general tip for visiting the Louvre: if you
want to see the whole museum, plan three days there. No kidding.
- Centre Pompidou
Great place to see modern and contemporary work. But the
main reason I like the Pompidou is its gift shop! They have an amazing postcard
collection there, and also cute stationery and fun weird designs from
up-and-coming artists.
These are just three of the more well-known ones among the many museums in Paris.
What's your favorite museum in Paris?
And I end this post with these super pretty egg-containers. I WANT THEM!
Next week I will talk about Parisian food: eg. Laduree and Pierre Herme (must-eat for Gossip Girl fans!!)
Happy Friday :)
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