Rodin Museum and Bourse

Wednesday 11/10/21

Got up early today because I had a Covid antigen test appointment. Currently, anyone entering the USA needs to have a Covid test within that previous 3 days. I set mine at 2 days before departure, so if the flight gets delayed I have some margin. After a coffee at Cafe Flore, I headed up Rue de Rennes towards a pharmacy for the test. (Note if you need this, schedule on Doctolib.fr ahead of time). After the nasal swab and certain amount of waiting I was handed an official looking printout of things with various QR codes etc. Should do the job. Delta has a place to upload these and a copy of your VAX card, so hopefully I’ll be able to get an online boarding pass tomorrow and skip spending at least an hour in line at the counter at CDG. After uploading things to Delta I headed to Peloton for a coffee and then over to the Rodin Museum for a quick tour of the gardens. I bought an annual membership since that will get me in at will and was not very expensive. Took a quick walk to Coutume to meet Oliver Gee for lunch, they didn’t seem to have much GF, so ate at nearby cafe. After lunch it was off to the Bourse-Pinault museum, a newly opened museum in the restored Bourse building. After waiting in line (I’m coming to the conclusion that a timed ticket just gives you a time to start waiting) and then going through security (really one metal detector for the whole place???). Finally got into the museum. It’s circular, and the main “Art” on display was wax figures slowly melting with candles. Took longer to get in to the place than to circle around and get out. Imagine if the people who ran CDG ran a museum and you’ll get the idea. Other than a great ceiling, this experience can be skipped with no loss whatsoever. Did meet up with NH neighbors Tom and Leslie at their swank hotel for a cocktail on the roof top, very lovely. The hotel is in the newly restored Samaritaine building and is called Cheval Blanc. Great Eiffel Tower views. A few bites at L’Avant Comptoir du Mer and it was time to call it a day.