Today, my last day in Paris and actually the last day of my five week journey, I was off to the Pompidou Center. The Pompidou Center is named for former President of France, Georges Pompidou, who served as French President from 1969 -1974. The center is a museum/cultural center that houses a tremendous amount of modern and contemporary art. The building itself is an extremely modern facility that was completed and opened in 1977. I spent a few hours here, viewing a lot of modern art, including several works of Picasso, Marc Chagall, Andy Warhol among others. On the top floor of the museum, there was a tremendous view of the entire city of Paris. Once I left here, I took a slow walk back to the hotel absorbing as much of Paris as I could. Once back at the hotel I had to pack all my belongings to be sure they were distributed evenly by weight and for security, so I could meet all the requirements of the airline. Once this tedious job was complete, I relaxed a bit before I was off to meet one of my son's college buddies and wife for cocktails and dinner. My son's friends have lived in Paris for about a year and I was looking forward to seeing them. We had a lovely dinner in a small, very fine French restaurant, called Comptoir de la Gastronomie. The food and wine were excellent, and we all enjoyed our dinner as we chatted for a few hours. By 11:30 PM, I was back at the hotel to get a good nights sleep before heading to the airport tomorrow morning.
Fantastique! :)
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