When plans fail you, there's still fun to be had

Paris has been great so far, yesterday, Caroline, Lejla and I decided that we wanted to go to the Picasso museum. Unfortunately, the museum is closed for renovations until 2012!!!! Grrr… we were NOT the only ones who discovered this upon arriving at the museum. Since we were already in the Marais we went to the Doll Museum which I didn’t even know existed! I liked it.They had some really old dolls with really amazingly tiny accessories. Also. the special exhibit on Barbie!

Next we picked up some sandwiches and sat in the Anne Frank garden. We decided to swing by the sculpture fountain next to the centre pompidou before heading to the conciergerie where there was an exhibit of photographs of the PreWar Balkans.

Then we got on the Metro and rode for 4 stops before realizing we’d gotten on going the wrong direction. We felt like idiots but it’s ok because I saw a French person do it today!! So ha.

Last night everyone was pretty tired so a bunch of us sat around talking.

Today I woke up to eat breakfast with everyone before they went off to class. Then I went to go figure out the details of my trip to musée d’orsay only to discover that it’s closed on Mondays. Lame.

I came up with another plan: I decided to go back to the Marais and go to Free ‘p’ star which is the best thrift store in Paris. After Free ‘p’ star I planned to go to the Place des Vosges which is the oldest square in paris. However, plans again, failed me. Because I showed up to the thrift store an hour and fifteen minutes before it opened.

I decided to wander and accidentally ended up back at the Anne Frank garden and started to write my latest blog entry!! (this) It is a beautiful day, the sun is out, but it’s not too hot, there’s plenty of shade and a nice breeze that comes by occasionally.

So that’s what’s up today and yesterday. Museums, walking, listening to music, sitting, reading (I bought The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom but I got it in French)

Place des Vosges: