Day 7!
I need to backtrack here for a moment before moving forward. On Day 6 of our trip, we jump-started our 4-day Paris Museum Pass when we went to the Panthéon. Look into this pass if you’re going to Paris. It could potentially save you a lot of money. It really depends on how aggressively you visit the museums included in the pass. They offer 2, 4, or 6 day passes. You can visit any and all museums covered under the pass umbrella in the allotted time of the pass. You can buy these passes in advance, but the day you start to use it the countdown begins. This means you really have to schedule to make sure all your museum days are lumped together in 2 or 4 or 6 days. This is not to be confused with the Paris City Pass, which we did NOT use. I’ve included the links to both here. It’s up to you to do your research and decide if either is a good fit for you. The City Pass covers other attractions outside the museum umbrella.
Back to Day 7. We began this day with a walk to our favourite breakfast place, Le Ju’. We spent a few of our Paris mornings on the patio of Le Ju’. They have a great and affordable breakfast menu. It’s in the Marais.
After Le Ju’ we went to the nearby Centre Pompidou. So glad we finally visited this museum, because apparently it is closing for a few years after next year’s Olympics. It is due for a major overhaul.
This was one of my favourite museums. In 2014 when my friend Nina and I made our way here, we arrived just as they were closing. Missed it! Not this time. We were here at opening time.
If you’re looking for avant garde, at the edge kind of stuff, the Centre Pompidou is the place to go. So many amazing installations!
We had a lot of fun here, exploring all the rooms. It’s spread out over a large area and each room brings a whole new fascination. I can’t help but wonder how they could improve on this…and the closure of the Pompidou is slated to be for FIVE YEARS! From 2025 to 2030, it’ll be off the itinerary. Keep that in mind for your future trips.
We went from one end of the spectrum to the other on this day’s museum crawl. From Modern Art to a Museum of the Middle Ages. From Light into darkness. Next on the list was the Cluny Museum.
The Cluny has a great collection from the middle ages. The building itself was erected in the late 1400s, so there’s that! Perhaps the most famous exhibit in the Cluny is The Lady and the Unicorn tapestries. From the 1500s, these are a beautiful set of tapestries beautifully displayed in a hushed dark room in the Cluny. You can feel the reverence while sitting among them. They are definitely the MUST SEE of the Cluny. Click here to read their fascinating history: Wiki
After the Cluny, and prior to the Rodin, we wanted to try a restaurant recommended by our favourite PARIS Youtubers LES FRENCHIES! I’ll just say it now, if you’re planning a trip to PARIS…Les Frenchies on Youtube are a MUST! Go watch their videos. All of their videos!
Colleen and Antoine highly recommended La Jacobine. That was all we needed to give it a try!
After a marvelous lupper at La Jacobine (thank you, Antoine & Colleen!), we were off to see THE THINKER!
Le Musée Rodin is exquisite! When I visited in 2014, they were hosting an incredible Robert Mapplethorpe exhibit. It was a highlight of my 2014 trip.
This year, it was back to focusing on Auguste Rodin. This is a must see museum filled with some of the most beautiful sculptures ever created. It’s a little out of the way from things, but close to the tower. It’s in the 7th, which is one of my least favourite arrondissements…far from the happenings at the centre of Paris. Worth the trip to see Rodin’s mastery, though.
Perhaps Rodin’s most famous work is THE THINKER…this is the one people come to see. It is only after they see this one they know of, that they see ALL the incredible works throughout the property and realize that Rodin is so much more than just this one iconic sculpture.
That was it for Day 7. We enjoyed a walk home along the Seine, taking in many of the city’s sights along the way back to the Marais. Don’t forget to stroll when you’re in Paris. It’s a wonderful walking city!
KEVIN CRAIG 