France Part 1: Art Tour Free Paris Tour

2023-05-16

In summer of 2015, I accidentally learned that Xu Jingchang, an oil painting teacher, was planning a trip to France in October. This is a very special art trip. The itinerary will focus on visiting most famous museums and art galleries of Paris under guidance of an artist in France. Therefore, it quickly aroused my great interest, and I contacted Mr. Xu to confirm my intention. and start preparing.

October is fast approaching without knowing it. Excitedly, I embarked on a journey through French art with oil painting class sisters.

France Part 1: Art Tour Free Paris Tour

(Top: Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, October 2015, photographed in Paris)

October in Paris is crisp and clear in autumn, but weather seems a little cooler than in Shanghai. Dressed in a long skirt wrapped in a windbreaker, she feels just right.

We live in a relatively wealthy and safe area of ​​Paris. The exterior of century-old building still looks exquisite, but inside building, due to increasingly visible problem of aging in Paris, it must be hard-fitted. such a building Take a simple elevator with a small space so that elderly and disabled can use wheelchairs to enter and exit.

France Part 1: Art Tour Free Paris Tour

(Above: old French apartment, photographed in Paris, October 2015)

France Part 1: Art Tour Free Paris Tour

(Above: French children on streets of Paris, Paris, October 2015)

Every morning we will go to nearest Carrefour to buy fresh groceries, including milk, yogurt, cheese, ham, bread, baguette, nuts, vegetables, fruits, everything. When I'm not out of house, I sometimes cook French Chinese food in kitchen; most of time I am on tour, I just eat French sandwiches at noon, and at night I go to village to work Romans, according to French habit, solemnly enjoy a delicious dinner in a restaurant, sometimes eat When you are in high spirits, you will also be served fine wine .

France Part 1: Art Tour Free Paris Tour

(Top photo: on day of visiting Palace of Versailles, during lunch, October 2015, photo was taken in Paris)

France Part 1: Art Tour Free Paris Tour

(Above: Our French style Chinese food made in Paris in October 2015)

Our journey is usually subway based; if distance between scenic spots is relatively close, sisters will go there in groups of three or five; in eyes of Parisians, it is also beautiful landscapes; Long distance trips are made by car rental and driving.

The ten-day itinerary is all scheduled in Paris and its environs, but even in this case, route is still too busy, and there is always not enough time.

Under Xiaoyu's guidance, we visited famous Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame de Paris, and in evening boarded a boat to enjoy beautiful Seine.

France Part 1: Art Tour Free Paris Tour

(Above: Eiffel Tower, Paris, October 2015)

France Part 1: Art Tour Free Paris Tour

(Above: Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, October 2015)

France Part 1: Art Tour Free Paris Tour

(Above: Seine Riverside, October 2015, photographed in Paris)

France Part 1: Art Tour Free Paris Tour

(Top: postmodern buildings in Center Pompidou quarter, October 2015, photographed in Paris)

On a sunny day, travel to Palace of Versailles to visit magnificent and extravagant Royal Garden; drive to Monet's garden on outskirts of Paris, trying to restore unpredictable light and shadow of a water lily pond; visit Van Gogh at Auvers In tavern, look for peace in the eyes of Master Van Gogh.

France Part 1: Art Tour Free Paris Tour

(Above: Palace of Versailles, October 2015, photographed in Paris)

France Part 1: Art Tour Free Paris Tour

(Photo above: Weiwei at Palace of Versailles with his own eyes, taken in Paris in October 2015)

France Part 1: Art Tour Free Paris Tour

(Above: Wei Wei under lens of an artist and photographer, Paris, October 2015)

France Part 1: Art Tour Free Paris Tour

(Above: Water lily pond in Monet's garden, Paris, October 2015)

France Part 1: Art Tour Free Paris Tour

(Above: wedding in Monet's garden, Paris, October 2015)

France Part 1: Art Tour Free Paris Tour

(Above: City Hall in Van Gogh Tavern area, photographed in Paris in October 2015)

Visit small, exquisite Loire Château with beautiful scenery and magnificent Grand Château de Chambord, designed by Leonardo da Vinci during Renaissance, and taste authentic French wine at nearby wineries.

France Part 1: Art Tour Free Paris Tour

(Above: Chateau de Loire, Paris, October 2015)

France Part 1: Art Tour Free Paris Tour

(Above: Chateau de Loire, Paris, October 2015)

France Part 1: Art Tour Free Paris Tour

(Top: Renaissance Chateau de Chambord, October 2015, photographed in Paris)

France Part 1: Art Tour Free Paris Tour

(Above: Da Vinci's Chambord Castle, photographed in Paris in October 2015)

France Part 1: Art Tour Free Paris Tour

(Above: Grand Chateau of Chambord full of hunting horns, filmed in Paris in October 2015)

The last event is to linger in famous Louvre, Academy of Fine Arts, Musée d'Orangerie, Musee d'Orsay and other shrines of art in Paris, to get acquainted with world-famous works passed down from generation to generation, to feel charm of art and be amazed.

France Part 1: Art Tour Free Paris Tour

(Above: Académie des Beaux-Arts de Paris, October 2015, photographed in Paris)

France Part 1: Art Tour Free Paris Tour

(Above: Café Flore, frequented by philosophers and artists, photographed in Paris in October 2015)

France Part 1: Art Tour Free Paris Tour

(Top: Inverted Pyramid at Louvre, October 2015, photographed in Paris)

France Part 1: Art Tour Free Paris Tour

(Above: Louvre glass pyramid, Paris, October 2015)

France Part 1: Art Tour Free Paris Tour

(Above: Photograph of Orangerie Museum, Paris, October 2015)

France Part 1: Art Tour Free Paris Tour

(Above: large water lily oil painting at Musée des Orangerie, made in Paris in October 2015)

France Part 1: Art Tour Free Paris Tour

(Top image: I took a group photo with Master Xu Jingchan and Pan Shenshen under Eiffel Tower, Paris, October 2015)

France Part 1: Art Tour Free Paris Tour

(Above: I was "in same frame" with lead artist, October 2015, taken in Paris)

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