There are no impressionistic paintings in the Louvre, so we we went to the Monet Museum. I don’t generally take pictures of paintings, because better pictures are available on the web. But this painting is unique. Early in his career, Monet and others had an exhibition. Monet titled this painting “Impression, Sunrise”. A critic labeled the exhibition “impressionistic”, meaning it as a put-down. The insult didn’t stick, but the name did.

Having seen some excellent art, what could be better way to spend a Sunday afternoon than a visit to Mont Marte? We viewed the sidewalk artists, enjoyed some onion soup, and visited Sacre Coeur. In addition to the normal things to see and do, Mont Marte was celebrating the 80th anniversary of the concentration of the Sacre Coeur abby. The area was quite crowded with people, food tents, wine tents, etc.

We finished off our day by going to the top of the Arc de Triomphe after dark to see Paris at night. This picture shows the Eiffel tower lit at night  (left). For 5 minutes an hour, the tower twinkles (right).