After breakfast we walked the few blocks to the Louvre. We were immediately stunned with the size of the monumental museum. We paused a moment to admire the courtyard and then walked down into the pyramid entrance.
We purchased tickets (which we were happy to find were were a reasonably priced €11 each), along with accompanying Nintendo 3DS GPS audio guides! It would have been helpful to have a 10 year old around to help us out with operating the hand held Nintendo system, but we figured it out after goofing around for a few minutes. I usually don't get very excited about museums, but the audio guides explained a lot of fascinating information about many of the exhibits and I was enthralled the entire time we were there.
The first exhibit we visited was The History of the Louvre. My favorite moment was when I found myself in the Louvre looking at a painting of people at the Louvre looking at paintings of the Louvre. How meta is that?? My mind = blown.
We decided that of course our Louvre trip couldn't be complete without a stop at the Mona Lisa exhibit. Apparently we weren't the only ones with that idea.
We also stopped to admire Veronese's "The Wedding Feast at Cana", the largest painting at the Louvre.
There were many pavillions at the Louvre, but of course this is the best one. I'm sure Stephen would be proud.
After we had our fill of the Lourve, we hurried back to the apartment just in time to escape a downpour. When the rain subsided, we headed back out to dinner. I began to get flustered with the lack of any vegetarian items on the menus, but we ended up very happy with another round of wine, bread, cheese and salad. After dinner we walked across the nearby bridge to the Île de la Cité, a small island that is home to the Notre Dame Cathedral. The cathedral was yet another stunning sight ~ we will have to go back for a tour inside.
So far I absolutely adore this city. Looking forward to making our way to Monmarte and the Eiffel Tower tomorrow :)
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