We (my parents and I) arrived in Paris around 12:30, checked into our hotel, had some lunch as a small café called Lina's, and went to the Louvre for 5 hours. We saw all the main sights (
Venus de Milo, Winged Victory of Samothrace, & the Mona Lisa). Also notable are
Liberty Leading the People and the
Coronation of Napolean the I (which is one of the biggest paintings I have EVER seen). We then moved on to view the French collection, but only made it through 2/3 of the 3 HOUR AUDIOGUIDE TOUR before we had to give up. It was amazing, but tiring.
Outside the Louvre
Entering in through the pyramid designed by Pei.
Venus de Milo (very crowded)
Winged Victory of Samothrace
Red Gallery
Gallery
After a pasta dinner at Les Deux Magots, we went to the Eiffel Tower, which is beautiful but crowded on a Friday night. There were so many Americans (you could tell just by listening). Not too far ahead of us in line I heard an OBNOXIOUSLY loud Southern girl on her cell phone saying that she'd eaten at McDonald's in Paris earlier that day and it was the best meal she'd ever had. Yikes. We got to bed rather late at around 1:00.
Eiffel Tower
Walking under
Nightime view from the 3rd level.
I find taking panoramic pictures to be a waste so enjoy my artful interpretations.
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Did you see the church next to the Louvre? The first member of my family to come to North America was baptized there (my grandfather said married there too but she was sent to Canada by the King to get married so i dunno if that's true). It's really beautiful but not that large. It's called Saint Germain L' Auxerrois.
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