Paris city of art and romance

Not far from the Arc de Triomphe the world's largest triumphal arch conceived in1806 by Napoleon I where we stayed for three days the streets heaved with crowds of people mostly tourists from every corner of the globe.  It was a fascinating experience to see the incredible mix of history with glamorous people swelling out of cafe's and bars. Paris seems slow to come to life in the morning then as the afternoon approaches the streets and cafe's fill and there is a sense of anticipation in the air as evening approaches. Traffic is chaotic yet in a strange way the drivers all seem to be familiar with what looks absolutely nerve wracking. Lamborghini and Ferrari are everywhere. For the entire three days we were in Paris I walked for miles in my sensible Colorado's looking at the sites. Not being a shoe person I found myself in awe of the incredible variety of gorgeous boots and dizzy heels so many women were wearing not just in Paris but London too. As an artist I was hoping to see evidence of it's artistic history but only saw one genuine artist at work along the Seine and she was working with a pen and wash technique painting lovely old romantic buildings and facades. With limited time we chose to see the Musee de'orsay instead of the Louvre and it was breathtaking to see walls of original Monet's Renoir and Degas to name only a fraction of what was there. So much to see and so little time. A cruise down the Seine was well worth doing for the close view of the Eiffel Tower Notre Dame and many of the other buildings of historical significance. Just three days but we packed a lot into that time before catching the Eurostar back to London.