Last full day in Paris

Since this was our last full day in Paris and it was just going to be our group, we had a day packed full of activities. We started out at Musée d'Orsay where we got to see lots of Impressionist paintings and sculptures dating from between 1848 and 1914, including lots by Monet, Degas, Renoir and Van Gogh. Of course, the kids were on an bear hunt for Pompon's "Ours Blanc" because I tell them about it when we learn about Paris in French I. 

After a few hours there, we stopped by Cluny, leftovers from a Roman bath dating from the 3rd century, walked by the Sorbonne and ended up at the Pantheon. Most of us toured the Pantheon where we got the see the tombs of Pierre and Marie Curie, Alexandre Dumas, Louis Braille and Victor Hugo.

We then had some time to grab lunch and I took the students that have already read The Little Prince to the official boutique for the book for a special shopping trip. After lunch, we met up and spent some time in the Luxembourg Gardens. And the we left the Left Bank and headed to the Opera Garnier, to either see the opera house or do some shopping or maybe a little of both. I actually ran into a teacher friend that I traveled with in 2011 (unplanned) and a former student from my yearbook-advisor days (planned).

Jardins du Luxembourg:

Opera Garnier:

Then off to dinner in Montmartre and then we returned to the area by Sacre-Cœur for a little more last-minute shopping or just soaking in the sites. Then we moseyed our way through side streets and passed the café where Amélie works in the movie. And then we got to see the Moulin Rouge too. Now we're back at the hotel and repacking or reorganizing for our train to Nice tomorrow. See you then!