WTB: Griffon Tap X1

I understand that these are important cultural artifacts from 1400, but honestly they belong in my bar. If any reader can pull some strings at the Louvre, I would appreciate it.

Griffon shaped vessel with tap

How bad ass is this?

First person to score me one of these gets a full serving of Griffon Punch, on the house.

lion-shaped pitcher

If the griffon tap is for some reason unavailable, I am also willing to accept a lion pitcher

Fondation Louis Vuitton

Another day, another museum.  We went to the Fondation Louis Vuitton, on the edge of Paris, to check out their modern art exhibit, which included Munch’s Scream as well as some great pieces by Monet, Mondrian, Warhol, and others.  The museum just opened last year and was designed by Frank Gehry.  It looks pretty awesome:

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Musee de L’Orangerie

Today we ventured out to the 1st Arrondissement to visit an often overlooked museum: Musee de L’Orangerie.  The Orangerie houses two large oval rooms that display a collection of Monet’s water lilies, and it also contains the Jean Walter and Paul Guillaume collection, which is a small and beautiful collection of works by Picasso, Matisse, Modigliani, Cezanne, and others.

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