Did someone say d'Orsay?

After a light breakfast of coffee and croissants we are off to see the Musee d'Orsay.  Of course it was raining, so inside activities are the order of the day.  The museum is crowded, but not too bad and lines are  not too long.  The d'Orsay was an old train station remodeled into an outstanding modern museum housing French art from the 1800's and early 1900's, picking up where the Louvre's art collection leaves off.  The d'Orsay houses the best general collections anywhere of Manet, Monet, Renoir, Dagas, Van Gogh, Cezanne, and Gauguin.  We saw some very familiar pieces, which is always exciting to see the real thing after seeing it in books or some restaurant wall for years.  We had the audio guide that really gave us insight into the painting and to the artist.  After wandering for a couple of hours, we took a break for lunch at one of the small cafes in the museum.  Refreshed, we headed for the fifth floor where the "Galerie des Impressionnistes" is located.  We saw some favorites here, Degas ballerinas, Monet water lilies, lots of beautiful Renoir faces.  We stopped at a souvenir shop on the way to the Metro and Brian bought a couple of take home surprises for his little girls.  We headed back home for a little wine and cheese treat before dinner.