Today was magnifique! I slept it (heavenly) and woke up a beautiful, blue, clear sky and shining soleil! How bon I thought! I knew immeaditley that I needed to make the most of the sun-soaked day and get myself somewhere beautiful! So, I did! My initial idea to go on a run through Tuileries was cast aside when I remembered I have yet to see the Musee Rodin, and since it is largely a jardin - it is best to go when it is nice outside! So, I re-planned my day to include doing my homework in the gardens of the museum, like Josh told me he always used to. I owe my trip to the musee to Josh, who on the first night we met and talked about loving Paris, told me how wonderful the Rodin Musuem was, and that he used to take his homework there because it was so wonderful. We meant to go together while he was here, but we ran out of days! So I took advantage of today by doing a visit alone.
What a wonderful Parisienne surprise the musee Rodin was! Not that I didn't expect it to be beautiful, after what Josh had told me, and just general knowledge that everything is beautiful in Paris - but it was gorgeous! I was in love after two minutes! From the street, you can see into the gardens but you would have no idea how big they are! Let me describe the scene....
Enormous, strikingly beautiful Rodin bronze sculptures scattered around the gardens, which are filled with giant, mulit-colored rose bushes, harvest-colored leafy trees, and the golden dome of invalide and the tip of the tour peaking through! Then, you turn around the side of the Palais, which is the actual museum part, and there is a huge, tree-lined promenade that leads down to a pond, and behind the pond this tri-arch shrubbery that has a little park with giant wooden lounge chairs! On each side of the promenade are little tree covered walkways that have more sculptures all around! It is insanely beautiful! I was so taken with the jardins, I wanted to kick myself for never coming when it was still warm!
I sat on one of the many benches surronding the Palais, and did some of my homewor
k. Mostly reading the history of Paris for my art history class - which was very appropriate! I stayed until the museum was almost closed, so I would have time to go see in the inside. Rodin's sculptures are so stunning. I feel like sculpting is an under-rated art form. Unlike a canvas, which you only see and admire from straight on - a sculpture you can walk around and analyze 360 degrees, and the mere fact that is was carved out of a giant slab of something, is incredible! Josh taught me that Rodin's sculptures are characterized by giant hands and feet, which was extremely evident. I also noticed they all have really complex poses, and are all extremely muscular. The most famous, la penseur (the thinker) sits in the middle of the front gardens. What an appropriate place to do homework - next to the thinker. But, my favorite sculpture was "The Kiss." Weather permitting, I plan to copy my boyfriend as much as possible, and do my homework at the Rodin Musuem. I will just have to bundle up, and bring along some chocolat chaud for warmth!
k. Mostly reading the history of Paris for my art history class - which was very appropriate! I stayed until the museum was almost closed, so I would have time to go see in the inside. Rodin's sculptures are so stunning. I feel like sculpting is an under-rated art form. Unlike a canvas, which you only see and admire from straight on - a sculpture you can walk around and analyze 360 degrees, and the mere fact that is was carved out of a giant slab of something, is incredible! Josh taught me that Rodin's sculptures are characterized by giant hands and feet, which was extremely evident. I also noticed they all have really complex poses, and are all extremely muscular. The most famous, la penseur (the thinker) sits in the middle of the front gardens. What an appropriate place to do homework - next to the thinker. But, my favorite sculpture was "The Kiss." Weather permitting, I plan to copy my boyfriend as much as possible, and do my homework at the Rodin Musuem. I will just have to bundle up, and bring along some chocolat chaud for warmth!This week will be busy! I have a presentation in marketing and a speech tomorrow, a project due in french on tuesday, and an oral exam for my midterm in French on Wednesday! My lunch tomorrow is going to be depressing...knowing that last Monday I had lunch at Jules Verne with mon amour. One week you're eating ox cheek at the top of the Eiffel Tower with your love, and the next week your eating a baguette sandwhich in the campus bar alone. Alright - I won't be alone, but it sounds more dramatic that way. Yes - I am still sad my boyfriend is gone, but it's been a few days since I cried last - so things are looking up! I will be home in a matter of months, so I have been able to get over my sadness and translate it into happiness that it happened, and excitement for January.
I go home in two months from tomorrow. How has two months gone this fast....? I have no idea, but it is triste! Going home for the holidays will be wonderful, and so will seeing my family and friends. But I will soon be crying because Paris is gone! And I have a feeling that will take more than a few days to get over, because I do not know when I will see it again.
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