In the 16th

 Albert Khan Museum and Gardens has long been on my list of things to see. But it's pretty far out there in the 16th and was never convenient. But, it underwent a major renovation so it was time to make the trip. We took the bus from La Muette and once again reaffirmed that we don't like busses, even if the scenery is better than on the Metro.

The museum is modern and attractive.

There was a very cool exhibit of photographs taken by Albert Khan on his varied travels.

Mother-in-law and her sister have a
version of this sweet picture

But the gardens are the star. There are several distinct sections: a large Japanese garden; a forest, toward the back of the property, which is adjacent to a primary school. It was cute to hear the kids playing while wandering the "remote" feeling forest; and an English garden filled with blooming rose bushes. There are hills, bridges, Japanese statues, blooming flowers, a few small buildings with more of his photographs, few people (except in the Japanese gardens), and peacefulness. I loved it! And would highly recommend nature lovers making the trip. 

The forest in the back

One of many rose bushes

It was lunch time so we took a gander at the restaurants surrounding the Museum and decided on Jean-Baptiste. My goat cheese salad and husband's burger and fries were surprisingly good!

Another place I'd long had on my list was Ile aux Cygnes for the Statue of Liberty. We took the Metro to Mirabeau and walked along the Seine until the bridge to the island. We had great views of the Eiffel Tower and the skyscrapers in the 15th. We saw loads of cruise boats parked with people relaxing on their balconies.

Parked cruisers

ET and skyscrapers :)

Once on the Ile aux Cygnes, we took in the Statue of Liberty. She's pretty big! 

We slowly made our way down the Ile aux Cygnes to the Bir Hakeim bridge. It's a really nice, relaxing, scenic walk. Some sections need maintenance but the views on either side of the Ile were fabulous!

First time we've noticed this cigarette building

Pont de Bir Hakeim

At Pont de Bir Hakeim we took in some great views of the Eiffel Tower! This is the view that we get for a few seconds on the way to Passy Metro Station. 

We decided to continue our exploration of the 16th and visit the Musee des Arts Moderne. We waited a long time for the RER at Champ de Mars Eiffel Tower but at least we got to wait outside. It deposited us at Pont de l'Alma and we walked across the bridge, saying hi to the the Flame of Liberty, on the way.

The Musee des Arts Moderne building is not very pretty but I did like this installation in the fountain.

The permanent collection is free. And honestly, it was surprisingly enjoyable to peruse. It started out with the normal weird stuff but then we got to this room, with the monumental La Fee Electricite (The Electricity FAiry) by Raoul Dufy, I was blown away. It's the biggest painting in the world at 600m2. Dufy was commisioned to paint about the wonders of electricity for the 1937 Paris International Expo. He uses color, light, imagination to bring to life the wonders of electricity from classical times to the 1930's. It's just fantastic! A true masterpiece!

He includes portraits of 100 scientists and inventors

The rest of the art on display is not as monumental but still very impressive and interesting.

Henri Matisse La danse inachevee 1931

Henri Matisse La danse 1932

Robert Delaunay 1926

Ethan Greenbaum 2018

Robert Delauney 1938

Leonard Foujista 1922

Jean Arp (Concretion humaine) 1933

Pierre Bonard (Le dejeuner) 1932

Pierre Bonard (Le jardin) 1936

Niki de Saint Phalle 1962

This is the entrance from the street; a bit less impressive than from the river side.

It had been a long day with lots of walking but we were not quite done putting the miles on the shoes! We made our way through the swanky streets of the 16th, passing embassies, expensive hotels, cars, and mansions. We passed the huge park by the Trocadero--it's a lot bigger than expected especially when tired and thirsty. 

Husband took pity on me and sat me down at the tables outside the grocery store with a nice cold bottle of water. And then I was able to enjoy the rest of the walk to the apartment.

We had asked the Airbnb host to provide a fan since the weather did not cool down at night. He dropped it off at the apartment and handy hubby did his thing! It really made a big difference!

We decided to try Au Cocottes for dinner. We had enjoyed it in 2019, especially the nice French/Peruvian server who spoke fluent Spanish.

The walk there was through the beautiful streets of Passy. I got to play a little peeaboo with the Eiffel Tower--one of my favorite activities in Paris

Peekaboo!

There was only one other table occupied but the server said their lunch business is booming.

The food was very good.

After dinner, we walked down to Avenue de Camoens which has beautiful buildings and an incomparable view of the Eiffel Tower. 

We thoroughly enjoyed our day in the 16th arrondisement!