We were planning a trip out to Fontainbleau but unhappily my sister Gail has a cold. So we opted for a less strenuous day and decided upon a trip to Foundation Louis Vuitton, the beautiful Frank Gehry building in the Bois de Boulogne. It's all current contemporary art, all the time so we knew there would be new installations to be seen as well as some more permanent pieces too. To get there we took our tram to the west and connected with the PC3 bus which takes us over to the Porte de Maillot at the northeast border of the Bois. From there we took a short bus ride west to where the walk to the museum is the shortest.
There is a bus from (???) that will transport visitors right up to the museum entrance, but I think the walk is by far more interesting because the building slowly emerges from the tree canopy as you walk toward it. Sort of funny, this idea of walking up to a building. Especially since in Denver a person wouldn't even think of walking any further than absolutely necessary to get to a destination.
Today was a continuation of yesterday's cloudiness so the walking was very pleasant and when we got over to the museum wonder of wonders there was no entrance line so we walked right in. On this visit we decided to have lunch in the museum cafe and there was no line there either so we were seated immediately. The food was very good and quite fresh, I had a combination of Salmon and Scorpion fish sushi along with Tempura shrimp, Deb had gazpacho and breast of chicken in mustard sauce, Gail had a Salmon fillet in salad, while Peter had a large salad. It's not a cheap lunch however, we drank only water and the bill was still 150 euros. Thanks, Peter. I would have ordered more if I had known you were paying.
We had an enjoyable trek through the museum seeing the current offerings and visiting the canopied areas at the top of the building. There were bits of sprinkling but no serious precipitation.
After our visit we walked back to the bus stop and continued out to La Defense, where we strolled along the large plaza in front of the Grand Arch for a few minutes. On this trip I noticed a monumental sculpture by Miro that is towards the Eastern end. Ever since our visit to the Miro museum in Barcelona I've been a fan.
After our little stop over we boarded the tram heading to the South and East and then connected to the tram that would take us further East and then North. Finally we connected with the tram that goes North and West to finish at the tram stop where we started our trip this morning. So we literally travelled around the town. Evening was very quiet with Gail resting a bit. Deb and Peter picked up some Chinese takeout for dinner, with many little offerings to be eaten with our Tsing Tao beer.
We were planning a trip out to Fontainbleau but unhappily my sister Gail has a cold. So we opted for a less strenuous day and decided upon a trip to Foundation Louis Vuitton, the beautiful Frank Gehry building in the Bois de Boulogne. It's all current contemporary art, all the time so we knew there would be new installations to be seen as well as some more permanent pieces too. To get there we took our tram to the west and connected with the PC3 bus which takes us over to the Porte de Maillot at the northeast border of the Bois. From there we took a short bus ride west to where the walk to the museum is the shortest. 
There is a bus from (???) that will transport visitors right up to the museum entrance, but I think the walk is by far more interesting because the building slowly emerges from the tree canopy as you walk toward it. Sort of funny, this idea of walking up to a building. Especially since in Denver a person wouldn't even think of walking any further than absolutely necessary to get to a destination.
Today was a continuation of yesterday's cloudiness so the walking was very pleasant and when we got over to the museum wonder of wonders there was no entrance line so we walked right in. On this visit we decided to have lunch in the museum cafe and there was no line there either so we were seated immediately. The food was very good and quite fresh, I had a combination of Salmon and Scorpion fish sushi along with Tempura shrimp, Deb had gazpacho and breast of chicken in mustard sauce, Gail had a Salmon fillet in salad, while Peter had a large salad. It's not a cheap lunch however, we drank only water and the bill was still 150 euros. Thanks, Peter. I would have ordered more if I had known you were paying.
We had an enjoyable trek through the museum seeing the current offerings and visiting the canopied areas at the top of the building. There were bits of sprinkling but no serious precipitation. 
After our visit we walked back to the bus stop and continued out to La Defense, where we strolled along the large plaza in front of the Grand Arch for a few minutes. On this trip I noticed a monumental sculpture by Miro that is towards the Eastern end. Ever since our visit to the Miro museum in Barcelona I've been a fan. 
After our little stop over we boarded the tram heading to the South and East and then connected to the tram that would take us further East and then North. Finally we connected with the tram that goes North and West to finish at the tram stop where we started our trip this morning. So we literally travelled around the town. Evening was very quiet with Gail resting a bit. Deb and Peter picked up some Chinese takeout for dinner, with many little offerings to be eaten with our Tsing Tao beer.
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