Musee d'Orsay started life as a train station, but it wasn't long before trains started getting longer, and the platforms at Gare d'Orsay could no longer handle the length.  It was closed in the 1920s, but later in the 20th century when a venue was needed for art works of the 19th and 20th centuries, it was the perfect spot.

We talked Ann Clarke into coming with us on our pilgrimage to Orsay, and she says she was glad she came with us.

Guess who we met at the M'O?

Seated to Norene's right is Judy Woodruff who was, from 2006 to 2022, the host of the PBS NewsHour out of PBS' DC station.  As we gathered on the portico of the Musee d'Orsay, each of us introduced ourselves to the guide.  She looked soooooo familiar.  When she identified herself as 'Judy', I asked "Judy... Woodruff?  As in 'PBS'?" and she 'fessed up.

Part of the charm of Orsay is that the Belle Epoque architecture has largely been preserved and provides the perfect foil for the art of the same period.