20h 50 (France)
Hey all,
Ca va ?
I woke up at 11 today when the phone rang at 200 decibels. Eh, it was chen jing’s boyfriend. Luckily, I was ready to wake up or I would have sat on her. Oh and she is already so thin. Hee hee..Ahah..
Feeling bored, we decided to make a trip down to the Lyon’s Museum of Fine Art. Aha! My favourite! So we took the tram and metro to the city centre. When we were on the platform we met this very friendly and helpful Sudanese? who was working there. After helping us, he asked if we were Chinese and we nodded. Ever since I got here, I have been asked this question so many times, but I never knew what to answer. I am a Singaporean and my race is Chinese. Chen Jing is a Chinese (Nationality) and her race is Chinese. Are they asking me about my nationality or race? Ahahah..c’est tres bizarre….What would you have answered?
Anyway, Miss Chen Jing made me walked from one end of the shopping district to the other in the Hotel Ville area? in search of a fast food restaurant. And alas, when we got there, I almost fainted. There is a similar fast food restaurant in Part Dieu, right at the entrance. I paid 12 sing for a meal. Boo hoo. But it’s much cheaper than eating at a restaurant la. And I presume I lost weight while walking there. Hee..Waha..
Oh my, I love visiting museums in France. The other time I went to Musee d’orsay, I didn’t have to pay for the entrance fee because I was under 21 and tics were 14? Euro. And this time, I didn’t have to pay again because I’m a student. And I love visiting museums! We got there quite late in the afternoon, at about 3pm because the museum is partially closed from 12-2 for lunch. Argh, and in the end we didn’t have enough time to finish our tour around the place.
On the ground floor, there was a sculpture garden and a chapel featuring 19th and 20th century sculptures. Here is a photo of the inside of the chapel:
On the first floor, they had antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy, Iran, the Roman Empire. I was fascinated by the Egyptian artifacts-the sarcophagus, amulets, the stones etc… Yup, but the rest were pretty boring. I’m sure if I knew a little more about those artifacts it would be much more interesting, but there was just too much French.
The upper galleries on the third floor mostly held 15th -20th century paintings. Oh freak it, but I didn’t have time, so in the end I only visited about 1/3 of the galleries, but I saw a painting that I love very much there. It’s by Monet. I stood there for like 10 minutes, but I could have stood there forever. I still can’t figure why I’m so attracted to the painting….
After leaving the museum at 6, we decided to stroll around, on the streets, along the river. The area is very pretty. I think Lyon was once a roman colony? There’s something about the renaissance also? Argh..I don’t know. Will read more first before I write in here. Anyway, yup, it’s a pretty place. I love the narrow passageways and medieval structures. Brr..but the weather was very cold this evening. Ah…but there were people selling hot crepes and waffles on the street, cotton candy and I saw this very beautiful merry-go-round. All in all, it’s nice.
The museum..
The entrance of the museum...
Egyptian artifacts..
At Place de Terreaux..
The streets..
