Monday, May 6th and we were ready to once again tackle getting to the Van Gogh at the Atelier des Lumieres. We knew the way so we didn’t have to leave quite so early. As it was Monday, there was lots of traffic. Crazy.
Busy Paris street 
Yes, they even have virtual rooms in Paris 
I think this is a relative of Milton, our outdoor sculpture 
The museum 
Finally!!!!!
You cannot explain this amazing experience. These pictures cannot do it justice. The music and art, wow. It is in this huge warehouse. It is as if you are in the paintings. For prospective, look at the people in the photos and how small they are. If you are planning on going to Paris before the end of 2019 you must go to this museum. On our way home we watched the movie “At Eternity’s Gate” about Van Gogh. It brought it all together.
Note the people in relationship to the paintings 
My favorite. I have a poster of this. 
Beautiful! 
From above. Note the painting extends to the floor. 
Bedroom in Arles 
Self Portrait
What an experience! One thing we had not done on our trips to Paris was visit the Pere Lachaise Cemetery. This is the famous cemetery in Paris. It is named for Father (Pere) La Chaise, whose job it was to listen to Louis XIV’s sins. It opened in 1804. The cemetery is 100 acres. We entered on the side that lists the casualties of WWI by year. Very amazing.
I decided to follow the Rick Steve’s route (only we did it backwards!). We saw his must sees with some additional graves is below.
Haussmann’s tomb. He was the one who redesigned the city in the 1860’s. 
Steps in the cemetery 
Frederic Chopin 
Jim Morrison 
Frightening! 
Crazy – Camera headstone 
Moliere 
Moliere – Note the masks 
Edif Piaf 
Her daughter is buried beside her 
Oscar Wilde 
Gertrude Stein 
Alice B Toklas
Then we saw several monuments to the Holocaust.
Dachu Memorial 
Dachu 
Stirring monument on the Dachu monument 
Monument to the Holocaust 
Auschwitz Memorial 
Monument to the children of the Holocaust
After our walk we were hungry and decided to have a late lunch and then later maybe have a snack for dinner. We decided to head to Chez Julien in honor of our friends Julien.
What to have at Chez Julien???
A glass of wine of course 
Salmon tartar, cucumber, Granny smith apple 
Chicken, mashed potato, morel sauce 
Sole Meuniere with mushroom sauce 
Strawberry cheesecake 
Now here is a sight you thought you’d never see: Scott in a scarf.
If you are cold, anything goes!
Delicious meal at Chez Julien!
We wandered home to pack and relax and get ready to head home tomorrow.
Meandering With Murphy 
The Van Gogh at the Atelier des Lumieres looked really amazing! We’ll definitely put that on the list of places to see in October!
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