SPRINGTIME = WINTERTIME

The temperature dropped below zero again today - it's freezing here in Paris. Lucky our apartment is nice and warm! We got up early and visited The Rodin Museum. August Rodin (1840-1917) was a sculptor whose works are super-realistic and very powerful. His most famous work is "The Thinker" but he made many, many sculptures and his work is very original compared to other sculptures I have seen. Dad said maybe that's because his ideas were very original as well. For example, he was asked to do a sculpture of France's Victor Hugo and caused outrage when he presented him naked. He also got criticised a lot for his statue of French writer, Balzac because he presented him covered in robes. People didn't understand a lot of what Rodin was doing at the time but he was very successful in his lifetime and is admired by all now. There are many works inside the museum which is situated in an old hotel but there are also quite a lot outside in the gardens. We braved the cold but after that we went and had lunch at La Duree, where we had toasted chicken sandwiches and hot chocolate. it was like being in a 19th Century coffeehouse as all the walls were painted with decorations and it was all silver service. We also went to Pierre Herme, a patisserie that has the best criossants, pastries, and cakes you've ever tasted! Again it rained on and off as we walked around the shops in rue Bonaparte in the 6th District and like yesterday, we were relieved to go down into the Metro to escape the cold and the rain. it's now so cold here in Paris that it's affecting how much we can do so we are hoping for more sun to break up this crazy weather.