Our 5th day in Paris was our Louvre Day! We
started our day meandering the Carrousel De Louvre, which is the mall located
underneath the ground of the Tulleries Gardens.
There are some pretty cool stores in there. We stopped at the Apple
store to use the wifi spot to say we were AT THE LOUVRE! on Facebook and
Twitter, and then headed for the museum.
The passes we got allowed to skip the lines and everything
and just go from gallery to gallery with ease. It was great! We started in the left
side of the building which contains most of the sculpture galeries. I don’t remember if I have said this before
but I have found that I really enjoy sculpture a lot more than paintings. There
is just such a movement to them that I do not find or experience in
paintings.
^Berta took this one. It is so Beautiful!^
We continued to explore through the Egyptian and Byzantine
collections, and then crossed the main atrium under the glass pyramid to the
other side of the museum. On the other
side is where the Mona Lisa, The Winged Victory and The Venus de Milo are
located. I got to see the Mona Lisa! It was very exciting! As we walked through
the palace, the works of art are almost a second thought compared to the
amazing ceilings! The intricate gold work mixed with the paintings and frescos
is just beautiful.
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