Paris Jeudi

Quai Branly what a truly wonderful collection exhibition, shop, restaurant and public storehouse come conservation areas..really really amazing. I want to work there. They have a proper respect, mases of colonial collection, a great atmosphere with helpful and lingual assistants and some really good curves and colours and plants. I really would be proud to work for a place like that. I guess the 4 main third world collecting areas all with a french history of dominion in one single gallery when there are 20 to exhibit Euro centric art throughout Paris should result in a comprehensive display, but even so this was tremendous. Showcasing, ramps,discreet areas for human remains, simple colour coding for navigation....superlative. I want to work there Doorman anything they are all so expansive and inspired with a spirit of welcome seriousness...

So we enjoyed the morning tremendously although headachy again 'cause of the newly painted roses in our chambre d'hote.

Then a short stroll to the bateau parisienne and a eurail cheapened hour long float down the Seine under some of its many ponts. Sunshine cool breezes great architecture seen from below always good to inspire humility and some french songs with school children (tis their congres vacation) to sing along with.....joyeaux bateaux.

Wobble on home on the Edgar Quinet line paying the on board accordionist for his renditions a monoprix diner with an excellent bordeaux and we've reached the heights that three years wait could not even begin to anticipate.

Today's glass framed Rover Thomas reminded me that our collections will son be sought after by many cultures as some of the primary images relating ancient and present day. Quai Branly would have to be one of the very best galleriies for so many reasons. Not only for the great vertical garden that greets one with its suppurating pockets of Elkhorns and moss.