Today we went to Napoleon's tomb and the Musee D'Orsay, home of the works of Vincent Van Gogh. Sadly, there was no picture taking allowed otherwise I'd have plastered this update with paintings. I was surprised by how many paintings there were. I didn't realize Van Gogh had created so many paintings and how different they all looked! There were four selfportraits hanging in a row and they all looked different from each other, despite having been painted by the same man. It was really cool to see all of his works on display, despite his lack of popularity when he was alive. As you, the reader, may not know, I am an aspiring aritist myself. My medium being the written word. I wondered if the same would ever happen to me (if I could motivate myself to get more of my works out in the world). Not at all well known in real life, but famous in death. This is actually the same as Jane Austin, who's historical center I went to while I was in Bath. Her works weren't popular when she was alive, but after, her works have been adapted into movies, plays, webseries (even a musical, I think.)
I walked back to the hotel by myself, having unceremoniously broken off from the group without their knowledge. They told me they looked for me a bit, which made me feel bad, but all was forgiven. Later, I went with a group of three to a crepes restaurant and had I think the most satisfiying meal since I've been in Paris.
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