How Fast Do Frenchmen Walk, An Impression of Impressionists, etc.

How Fast Do Frenchmen Walk, An Impression of Impressionists, etc.

Our friends have gone home, we've moved on to Paris.  I have some hard~earned wisdom to share. Never trust a Frenchman's estimate of the time it will take to walk somewhere. When we got up this morning, we planned to hop a B~train to the Eiffel Tower, walk around a bit. then keep a reservation for lunch halfway up the Tower. when we talked to the concierge, he reported there had been a serious crash on the B~line and it would be down for some time. The weather was delightful, so we asked how long it might take to walk. "Oh,thirty~five minutes," he said. An hour and a half later, we staggered to the ticket office to pick up our passes to go to lunch. I had not watched all sorts of Frenchmen striding past us, either.  

But, who's complaining? After a marvellous lunch as we swayed in the sky--yes, like lots of other tall structures, the Tower sways noticeably--we took a taxi to the best Art Museum I've ever seen- Musee' d'Orsay in Paris. Although we had already walked our legs off, touring the museum was worth the pain. It's collection seems to focus on some of my favorite art. After a week and a half of Renaissance painters and sculptors, we moved among the impressionist. My new observation of Impressionist for the day--I like what they do with the skies.