Warmer weather has set in - up to the mid-twenties and very pleasant although we don't really want it any hotter. After the morning shopping and chores we had lunch at home and then Virginia went on a trip to Fountainbleu and Barbizon and Bruce went to the Petit Palais.
Although impressed with Fountainbleu itself, Virgina was more taken with the delightful village of Barbizon which was home to many of the pre-impressionist painters. Robert Louis Stevenson also lived there for a while. On the edge of the forest of Fountainbleu it is a lovely village and she picked up the real estate guide for the locality. AU$1,000,000 will just about get you into the downmarket area of Barbizon. Oh well, it looks like we will continue to rent in Montmartre when we come to Paris.
The Petit Palais was a real surprise. First, Bruce arrived on the day when it was free although he had been practicing his "fractured French" to ask if they had a seniors' price. It really is the museum and gallery of the city of Paris with some wonderful realistic paintings and sculpture as well as a nice collection of Monets and Pissaros. The building itself is beautiful and airy and real joy in which to wander around.
On a completely different topic, we've been wondering about the number of dogs in Paris. Why do so many people, particularly living in apartments, have dogs? If anyone knows, please tell us.
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