Museums and More Food

Bonsoir! Gosh have I been exhausted these last few days! Now that classes are in full swing, I spend 5 hours each day in class, so sleep is needed! Since today I took a break and rested a little, I'll go over my lovely Sunday full of free museum visits, and yes, more food.

On Sunday, my friends and I spend most of the day visiting 2 different well-known Parisian museums: the Centre Pompidou and the Musee d'Orsay. First up was the Centre

Pompidou. Before visiting, I had heard that you either love or hate the museum. I'm not really sure that I hate it, but it definitely wasn't my favorite. It's definitely an interesting building, but I can't help but think that it looks like a construction site that will never be finished. The art inside was definitely interesting, but not much of it really clicked for me. Seeing 3 blank, white canvases on a wall as a piece of art isn't my thing. Honestly, the best part was probably watching this little toddler giggle nonstop while watching what was supposed to be a deep film consisting of toy train cars falling. That was the highlight.

After Centre Pompidou, we visited the Musee d'Orsay. Going through all of the Impressionist paintings by Monet and Degas was really great. That was more of how I had envisioned a Parisian museum. The building was beautiful too- it used to be a train station, and the top floor has some great views of the Parisian skyline.

We finished the day by heading to Paris's infamous burger food truck Le Camion Qui Fume. I was really, really excited about going because I had heard all about it from watching Travel Channel. That night, the truck was serving in a hip neighborhood along the Seine. Though we waited almost 2 hours in line to get our burgers, it was SO worth it. I ordered the Classique, which is the same burger that Anthony Bourdain ordered on his show The Layover. It was absolutely delicious. One of the best burgers I've ever had. And eating it while sitting on the Seine of course made it better. I may need to head back for another burger soon.

Last night, I also had some great food. A few friends and I headed to a Vietnamese restaurant called Pho 14 near Chinatown. It was my first time eating Vietnamese food, and I had a bowl of Pho, which is like a noodle soup, with beef. It was amazing. I had ordered a large bowl, but I still devoured it. Yum.

That's all for Tuesday! Au revoir!