On our last day in Paris I splurged and took a taxi to the Rodin museum and gardens. It was totally worth it because I arrived after only 15 minutes with lots of energy for the museum visit. While it was quite busy, it wasn't as crowded as the Dorsay the day before and the gardens were very relaxing. Since I was by myself I could go at my own pace and just linger wherever I felt like it. My favorite part was the building that housed the museum - a old hotel where Rodin once lived. It looked kind of like the Tulsa Garden Center before they renovated it. They are going to renovate the museum - make repairs etc. beginning this winter. I took a taxi back to our hotel in Monmarte. David and I had a nice dinner and walk around our neighborhood that evening. Our room was right on the street, Rue de Marcadet, which seemed to be party central every night we were there. Lots of raucous hollering, huge crowds, very noisey. We found our ear plugs that we brought along for the plane worked great.
We had to get up the next morning (Sunday) at 4:00 a.m. to catch our shuttle to the airport. When you're riding down the French expressways you could be anywhere - Tulsa, OK; Joplin, USA. We flew to Frankfurt, changed planes and then on to Gothenburg.
The first stage of the trip ended but the second stage was just about to begin . . . .
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