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Les NymphĂ©as (Water Lilies). I promised a closer look at the eight paintings in the Water Lilies series in L’Orangerie so here it is for those among you who are interested. Let’s begin with their display. Each room has four …

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Place de la Concorde. Before moving on to describe our visit to the Orangerie and taking a deeper look at Monet’s Water Lilies, I should write a few words about the Place de la Concorde. Let’s begin with the fact …

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The previous post ended as Pat and I sent Jim and Sharon on their unexpectedly adventurous return to their hotel. The two of us, on the other hand, had more adventures planned and thus, expected, beginning with completing our walk …