Wow! There's not much more to say than that. Never have I seen so many Rembrandts, Raphaels or Rubens in one shot! The last self portrait painted by Rembrandt would have been enough to keep me entranced for an hour. Plus I found 'The Madonna of the Pinks' by Raphael a real gem. But I really had to blow through the final parts at the end. I only got to gape at Cezanne's 'Bathers' for a teeny bit. I loved seeing Carravagio's 'Dinner at Emmaus,' too. There were many surprises too as some of the Velazquez paintings I don't ever remember studying. Seeing the work in person really was enlightening. It was an Art History major's dream. Plus the museum is just gorgeous on its own. And free, too!! Ahh, I could go on and on!
We then saw 'Little Shop of Horrors' which the girls had never seen. Jim and I had seen on off-broadway in the eighties, but I loved it so was game to see it again. It was fantastic. Some of the staging seemed very new to me. The guy who played the dentist/boyfriend of Audrey was really good. The whole show exuded energy and was tons of fun.
Today is our last day in London so I'm going to try and pack in tons of stuff. I'm not sure how we'll hold up but wish us luck!
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Thanks for keeping us posted. Your excitement and descriptions make an art museum seem interesting even to me.
Sounds like your all having a great time. Enjoy Paris
Greetings From the Proctor Library:
I love this library! It is so quaint and cozy.
I can't wait to see pictures of your adventures! Are you and the girls going to give a powerpoint lecture on your travels at the library?
Oops, I have a library visitor, got to go!!!
Have a Great Trip!
Jeanne
P.S. That was BeBe Z. she says, "Hello". She came to see if her dairy display was in order.
Glad to hear the library is doing well! We're taking lots of pictures and hope they can make some sense when we show them. It would be fun to put together a power point...maybe some cool music, too!
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