Louis Vuitton Foundation and American Groceries in Paris

This past week, I had the opportunity to visit two very cool places: a beautiful museum and a place to buy American groceries.

Louis Vuitton Foundation: The museum was the Louis Vuitton Foundation (https://www.fondationlouisvuitton.fr/). It is a gorgeous building of sweeping wings in all directions up and out. The building is quite massive with the galleries inside of all different shapes and sizes. Through 3 April 2022, the Foundation is hosting a collection of French and Russian painting and sculptures originally owned by the brothers Mikhaïl and Ivan Morozov called, The Morozov Collection. Icons of Modern Art (https://www.fondationlouisvuitton.fr/en/events/icones-de-lart-moderne-la-collection-morozov). The collection includes impressionists, post-impressionists, cubists, and a number of other painters from the late 1800s and early 1900s. Many of the galleries are in rooms as big as some cathedrals I’ve visited. The building exterior is well worth a trip even if you don’t go inside. But the collection was breathtaking in its variety and quantity. The exhibition is open until 11pm on Fridays and on 8pm on other days of the week for an entrance fee of only 14 euros. Well worth the visit!

In Good We Trust American Grocery Store: Near Forum Les Halles, there is a small boutique that sells American groceries. They specialize on items that are hard to find in the usual grocery stores in Paris. I was able to find orange-vanilla Coke, pop tarts, grape jelly, and honey mustard that I particularly like. Their shelves are lined with American sweets, snacks, alcohol, and a lot of baking ingredients. I am so happy I found this place. For when I need some of those specific snacks, I now know where to go.

NOLA French Connection Band: While walking to a store, I came across a live band outdoor called the NOLA French Connection (https://www.facebook.com/nolafrenchconnection). The band was playing up a storm on the sidewalk to a lively crowd of on-lookers. The band was fun and upbeat with a New Orleans brass feel to them. Check ’em out. The joys of coming upon new and exciting experiences unexpectedly.