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The great literature of Voltaire, Hugo, Balzac, Sartre, VERNE-gone. These former monuments are now housing government offices.

Now, imagine visiting Paris today and most forms of art, literature and music have either disappeared entirely or have been redirected toward practicality. Gibert Jeune, Paris 2019 Shakespeare and Company Now on our stroll down the Seine back to our hotel, we must frequent the Bouquinistes which were established nearly 100 years before. The Librairies: Gibert Jeune, Shakespeare & Company and bookshops on most corners in the Latin Quarter. Of course, no visit to Paris is complete without visits to the Bibliothèques– Richelieu, de la Sorbonne, and the BNF. It is hard to imagine visiting Paris before the openings of: the d’Orsay (1986), the l’Orangerie, (I happened upon this reopening while in Paris and was not aware of the treasure I stumbled upon!!), Centre Pompidou (1977), and Musée National Picasso (1985), to name a few. So many treasures! 1976 Trip to the Louvreīefore the Pyramids! Balzac, Musee Rodin, 2019 Victor Hugo Bust Now let’s start our second day with : the Grand and Petit Palais, Cluny Museum-National Museum of the Middle Ages, the Carnavalet Museum and the Musée de Montmartre. Where is the first place you would go? Musée du Louvre to see the Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo? Then promenade directly across the Seine to the Rodin Museum to see sculptures of Hugo, Balzac, the Gates of Hell, and The Kiss? There is your first day. Imagine visiting Paris in August, 1960 (the year and month I was born!!).