One of The Girl’s favorite things to do in Paris: see Monet’s Nymphéas series in person at Musée de l’Orangerie! The building was specially designed for these paintings, and as you go along, you can watch Monet start to lose his eyesight as everything gets a little bit darker and muddier. The paintings were absolutely breathtaking and had greater presence and weight than the Mona Lisa did, in The Girl’s opinion.