Today we spent the morning in the Jardin des Plantes and the museums in that area. I really enjoyed the comparative anatomy museum; it was definitely the most extensive museum of bones I have seen yet. As an anatomy TA myself, I thought it was so cool to compare various bones on different animals. It was insane seeing some of the skeletons of extinct species upstairs—I cannot imagine animals that big just roaming around! Emily and I went to an African tea and pastry shop afterwards, where I got a small pistachio pastry called Sbaelarrous. We then went to Musee d’Orsay where we saw a bunch of paintings by Monet and Van Gough, and then the Musee d’ Orangeree where we saw the stunning panoramics by Monet. I usually am pretty indifferent when it comes to art museums, but these ones were really special because they held paintings that I had learned about growing up in my art classes.
We went to Galeries Lafayette to shop for a little, but I ended up going to H&M even though they have it in the US…
Dinner was delicious too, I tried the escargot! It was so flavorful that I ended up dipping my bread in the olive oil sauce that came out of the shells. We went to the Eiffel tower at night, and we were so lucky that we happened to get there right on the hour that it started twinkling. The Eiffel Tower is just as beautiful as I expected it to be in person!
