Road Trip Loire Valley France!- Château de Chambord

Planning for my spring road trip through France's Loire Valley began with the Château de Chambord. The famous Château de Chambord was the reason I got in a Smart Car and took off through the sprawling fields of poppies and pastures, along the way waving at the superb butter producing cows. Mr. MuseumChick was in it for the wine.

See the Château de Chambord with me!

Bordier's Maison du Beurre in St. Malo France

Posting about butter and cheese may be a stretch for a MuseumChick blog post but the topic is about culture (pun intended). Besides, it's my blog and I'll derail if I want to! But, I'm not posting about my awesome French butter experience just because I want to. I also know you would like to hear about where the best butter in the world is found and how it is made (who doesn't like to talk about great food?). I don't have to test all the butter in the world to know that Jean Yves Bordier is the master of butter making and I found a whole Maison du Beurre of his amazing lactose products in St Malo, France.

Musée Rodin at Night in Paris

The Musée Rodin is housed in the former Hôtel Biron, built in 1730 by architect Jean Aubert, and displays works of sculptor, Auguste Rodin. Personally, I'd rather spend my time roaming around the garden than the actual museum. The vast garden is a calm oasis in the center of Paris and displays Rodin's bronze works. Since the garden is not usually open at night, temporary fixtures illuminated his famous pieces creating a magical presence in the otherwise dark garden.

During the Night of Museums Event in Paris I visited the Musée Rodin to view Auguste Rodin famous bronze works.

The Perfect Date Place in Paris

The "Sewers of Paris Museum" sounds much nicer when you say it in French..."Musée Des Egouts de Paris", but that can't detract from the fact that this museum is in the actual sewer!

I decided to visit this weird museum after reading about it in an article "the world's weirdest museums" and realizing it's just a five minute walk from my apartment. Haven't you ever wanted to pay to go into a sewer (sarcasm insert)?!

Well, if you don't want to pay to go into a sewer then you can visit the Musée Des Egouts in Paris for free on my blog!

A*RT!? Happens…in Paris

Living in Paris has taught me that I don’t have to go to the museums to find art- Paris has taught me to find art in everyday things. This has inspired me to start a series of posts at my blog, MuseumChick, called A*RT!? (Art) Happens, about random art spotting in unconventional places.

Here are some of the unconventional places where I find art in Paris…