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Parisiangarden.Thisiswherein-the-knowParisianscometotakeaquietbreak,walktheir
poodlesandkids,orenjoyarendezvous—amidflowersandsurroundedbyaserenearcade
and a handful of historic restaurants. Bring a picnic and create your own quiet break, or
have a drink at one of the outdoor cafés at the courtyard's northern end. This is Paris.
Exiting the courtyard at the side facing away from the Seine brings you to the Galer-
ies Colbert and Vivienne, attractive examples of shopping arcades from the early 1900s.
▲▲▲ Orsay Museum (Musée d'Orsay)
The Musée d'Orsay (mew-zay dor-say) houses French art of the 1800s and early 1900s
(specifically, 1848-1914), picking up where the Louvre's art collection leaves off. For us,
thatmeansImpressionism,theartofsun-dappledfields,brightcolors,andcrowdedParisi-
ancafés.TheOrsayhousesthebestgeneralcollection anywhereofManet,Monet,Renoir,
Degas, Van Gogh, Cézanne, and Gauguin.
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Cost and Hours: €9, €6.50 Tue-Wed and Fri-Sun after 16:15 and Thu after 18:00,
free on first Sun of month and often right when the ticket booth stops selling tickets (Tue-
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