This chap, just seemed to be saying 'here it is, go feast your eyes, enjoy. I think he told me he was just doing it for the pleasure of sharing one of his city's delights / treasures.
That must be the main entrance where most of the people are gathered.
Once inside it was down a level where this spiral pattern caught the eye.
So let's turn this into a reflective selfie - and I cropped out the fire extinguisher
Barb chose to wait downstairs whilst Jeantine and I went up the various levels to explore the displays. Pigeon park. I can't recall what level this was on, an outdoor area near one of the restaurants in the complex.
Photo by Jeantine of me in the Picasso room. We obviously had purchased our French caps at this stage.
and Jeantine departing the Picasso room
Then we chanced upon a guided tour and caught some of the details (but not retained)
The children did not appear to be as interested as the adults
Back outside to view a sculpture area - and observe the people. I see the Eiffel Tower in the background and La Défense (French: [la de.fɑ̃s] a major business district just west of the city of Paris
1:09PM
This must've been when Jeantine and I took a break for lunch. We managed to get a seat for drinks rather than a full lunch menu but were initially seated in the hot sun. Then one of wait staff found us a shaded spot. We had tried to get Barb to come up to join us, however she was happy to stay where was on the ground / first floor mezzanine area. After refreshments, and knowing Cody's interest in Jack Kerouac, we thought we better visit that display.
Photo by Jeantine.
Jack Kerouac was part of the 'Beat Generation' exhibition and there lots of moving images - a variety of audio visual reflecting those times
And this is / was real film in an endless loop
The 'Beat Generation' poster on the outside - meanwhile, moving to the outside 'walls' of glass and steel
Great photo opportunities from being able to look down on parts of Paris
Then, after finding Barb waiting at that first level, we made our way back outside and back to the Stravinsky Fountain where we posed for photos
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