We took the easy metro ride over to the Musee d'Orsay.   The opening of the museum was delayed slightly due to a strike by government workers.   With our Museum Passes we walked right in.    Everyone was impressed by the collections of Renoirs, Monets, Manets, Van Goghs, Sisleys, Toulouse-Lautrecs, and many more of the greatest Impressionist painters.   In my opinion, this museum holds the greatest single collection of paintings one can ever see.   The building itself is a work of art.  It is a converted train station that is a grand and open space with breathtaking interior views.

In the afternoon, most travelers either took it easy or did a relaxing tour of the Cluny Museum or perhaps a bit of shopping.  We had a raucous group dinner in the Latin Quarter where the laughing could be easily heard by the passers by on rue Danton.

Despite the drizzle, 6 of us traveled over to the Eiffel Tower.   It truly is an impressive structure.  The crowds were light, fortunately, and we were able to take plenty of photos from many different angles.   It was impressive to see the tower from the opposite side of the river when she put on her 11 pm light show.   It is part of the magic of Paris.

We did stop at the "unofficial" Princess Diana memorial, at the entrance of the tunnel where she was tragically killed in 1997.   Every time I go there seems to be less and less momentos left by adoring admirers.

All in all, it was a great day where we were able to work around the issues that were presented to us.  It is hard to believe that we only have a few days left, but we'll work to make the best of that time.