Yesterday morning, we woke up before the crack of dawn so we could tackle the Louvre. The sun didn't rise until 8:45am in Paris, so that's not really all that early, but for jet-lagged travellers like us, waking up at 7am wasn't much fun.
Even though we got there just as it was opening at 9am, the line was already
snaking around the entire courtyard. We waited for maybe 30 minutes before getting inside.
The crowds in front of the Mona Lisa were probably not as bad as they would be later in the day. Still, it was far from ideal. Steve is going to write a post about this later on, so you'll hear more on this subject shortly.
Adrienne wanted to see the Islamic art wing because she said Islamic art is disappearing daily, due to all the violence in the middle East. Not too many people were in this part of the museum. We barely saw anyone else over there, which is kind of a shame.
I sat on a bench for a little while to rest my poor blistered feet (the Louvre is IMMENSE), and I was glad to notice that even the Louvre uses energy saving fluorescent bulbs in their light fixtures. Good for them!
You are experiencing similar crowds as we did in the summer 2006, but I don't remember lines just to enter the Louvre! Your posts have been so interesting and fun to read each day! Love the photographs too! Dave is also reading and enjoying your daily blogs! Thanks for sharing. Tracy
ReplyDeleteI think of things you told me all the time here, Tracy! Yesterday, Stephanie and I went to Saint Sulpice!
DeleteGood for you for attacking the Louvre! I've been a couple times but have yet to really do it justice.
ReplyDeleteI don't think you could see everything even if you came everyday for weeks!
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