Paintings, Wax Figures, and Walking in the Rain

Today we saw it looked like it would rain on and off so we decided to go to places not too far from Metro stops. First visit was to the Orangerie, an art museum chosen and arranged by Claude Monet, with paintings by Renoir, Cezanne (painting with trees), Picasso, Utrillo, Matisse, Rousseau, and some other painters. The first two rooms are filled with huge Monet paintings (panels put together filling almost whole width of a wall).

There were a few groups of young children with teachers who were telling them about some paintings and artists. The children were very focused and actively involved answering questions. Rarely have I seen such young children at art museums. 

Our next stop was to the Grevin Paris Wax Museum. The visit began with a "sound and light show" in a room surrounded with mirrors so it appeared to be very large. We then viewed many wax figures as we walked from one room to the next. It was interesting how they set up the figures in natural poses so that anyone could stand or sit by them. Many looked very real. Definitely a place worth visiting!

Bus to Montmartre to walk around shops and have dinner. 
Ate an an Indian restaurant so were able to get a vegetarian meal. Good food, including the pakoras and samosas at starters