Day 3 of Paris

One of my main intentions to visit Paris was to go to Musée d'Orsay. It was a rainy morning, so the perfect time to go here. Little did I know that this museum happens to be closed on Mondays :( No worries, as there were plenty of other beautiful places I could see.




Street next to Musée d'Orsay




The six statues at the back represent the six continents. From left to right: Alexandre Schœnewerk's l'Europe, Alexandre Falguière's l'Asie, Eugène Delaplanche's l'Afrique, Ernest Eugène Hiolle's l'Amérique du Nord, Aimé Millet's Amérique du Sud, and Mathurin Moreau's l'Océanie.


Space Invaders conquering the world

The evening before I visited Canal Saint-Martin. Famous for one of the set locations of the movie Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain. In the movie, Amélie enjoys skipping stones in the water of this canal.

The previous evening it was way too dark to see anything, so I decided to come back today. The area around this canal is great as there weren't a lot of tourists. I found an incredible little film shop; Potemkine (Rue Beaurepaire). Here I finally found the dvd which was on my wishlist for ages (Tampopo). Canal Saint-Martin doesn't look as romantic as in the movie, but it sure is a beautiful place.






Quai de Valmy


Another Space Invader






The famous hotel from the same titled movie
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I still had plenty of time left, so decided to visit the famous Cimetière du Père-Lachaise (cemetary, where lots of famous French people are buried).












Grave of Édith Piaf


First lady of the French cinema: Simone Signoret, where she was the first French person to win an academy award