Rainy walk through Paris

My mom met me at work when I was finishing up today and after a quick bite of lunch we headed out for some museum touring, since it was still raining. We walked westward to the Musée Rodin where we toured the bronze-caste sculptures outside, including the Thinker, and then the full exhibition indoors.

He was very into sculpting hands and feet.

After this we walked north to the Musée d'Orsay, but the lines were so long outside to buy tickets, we didn't feel it was worth it. And we've been there before, the last time we were in Paris. So we crossed the bridge to the Tuileries Garden and wandered around there, heading toward the Musée de l'Orangerie. And what do you know, its closed on Tuesdays. We thought we were good because its usually Mondays that are closed at museums. But it wasn't a complete waste because my mom got her first glimpse of the Eiffel Tower (on this trip).

After that we headed back through the Tuileries towards the Louvre and I took her down Rue Mazarine to show her Cafe Le Procope and the Cour de Rohan (both of which I visited before on this blog). We stopped at a little cafe for some drinks and Croque Monsieur before heading back to the hotel. We saw a chocolatier, Patrick Roger, with a gorgeous orangutan made of chocolate, but everything there was very pricey so we just looked. Now we are relaxing in the hotel.