We started off today visiting the farmer's market on Raspail, and then taking the metro to the Musée d'Orsay. The museum is housed in a re-purposed train station, and is absolutely gorgeous. Unfortunately they don't allow photos inside (one of the only Parisian museums to ban photography) but it has some spectacular views of the Parisian skyline and a lot of really influential and famous impressionist paintings. It's probably my favorite art museum in Paris so far.
Afterwards we walked across the Siene to visit Musée de l'Orangerie which was creasted specifically to showcase Monet's water lily paintings. It's a quick stop (especially since you can skip the line via the Museum Pass) but well worth the stop. There was also a special exhibition showcasing Frida Kahlo's artwork, which was really neat too.
Then we stopped to get hot chocolate at Angelina's, and then went to meet my friend's Parisian lab-mate to get dinner. We had some typical French food (fois gras (duck liver) is incredibly common here, and escargot of course) and then finished the night with drinks near St Germain. The most interesting part of that was the soundtrack, which was a wide range of English music from the Beatles to the Grease soundtrack. Quite literally about 90% of the music you hear in stores and restaurants is in English.
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