Day three of Paris trip passed under the sign of museums. First on – Pompidou – museum of contemporary art. It was a very interesting experience for us – people rather down to earth. I cannot deny – we had some laugh, but all in all it made us think about art as such and I consider the time spent there as valuable and enjoyable.
After Pompidou we went to a cafe for some crêpes and milkshakes and then headed to Panthéon – earlier a church, now a mausoleum containing the remains of distinguished French citizens – Skłodowska – Curie being the most prominent one in my opinion.
Next we decided to go for dinner, but on our way to a restaurant quarter we saw a nice museum of Middle Ages – Cluny, so we decided to pass by. Since we were not planning to visit Louvre, it was a nice alternative – small and private in a sense, with only a few tourists.
After dining out we still had some powers left to do something downtown, so we decided to take a Batobus ride. Batobus is like a bus, except it’s on water. Round trip around Paris takes 8 stops and lasts more than an hour. We thought it would be nice and not tiring way of seeing Paris from a different perspective. The stop was situated close to the Notre Dame cathedral, so first we had a look at its facades and took some photos.
