Le cinquième jour: Paris - (freezing) rained out!

It was raining outside today. Since Jocelyn had such a great time at Musée du Louvre yesterday, we decided to go to Musée d'Orsay today.

We arrived at approximately 11:00 hr, and all we saw was a sea of umbrellas at the plaza outside the museum. It would be miserable to wait in line with the kids in winter rain for an hour, so we changed our plan to visiting Musée Curie, where Madam Curie labored for decades, instead.

After lunch, we found our way to the Radium Institute on rue Pierre et Marie Curie, where the museum is. Our excitement from finding the museum was short-lived as there was a sign at the front entrance telling visitors that the museum was closed for its winter break. Duh! I should have known better as all academics are vacationing at this time of the year! Gabriel was so disappointed that he wept.

It was still raining and the weather was miserable. Gabriel and I decided to return to the hotel, and the rest of the gang decided to go shopping. Once we returned to the hotel, Gabriel began reading his Pocket Scientist, a Christmas gift from Glenda's cousin Eugenia, while I caught up with some physics preprints that I brought along.