You can't give justice to the Louvre in photos. The size and majesty of the place just has to be experienced, like most of the architecture in Paris, seeing it roll out in front of you is almost shocking.
We walked from our apartment in the morning and took our time getting there. We're in the low season for tourism but still the volume of people moving through that place was extreme. I know that theres alot of talk about the French hating tourists but without tourism france would choke on its own poverty.
We decided just to stick to the wing containing the Renaissance artwork, because although none of us particularly love the Mona Lisa, its just so famous that we had to have a look. Everyone else had that idea too. Cesspool! It took us about 3 hours to walk through that wing and while some of the pieces took our breath away, we just couldn't keep moving on through the wings because we just weren't taking it in anymore. We plan to go back there towards the end of the week to see the Belgian and Egyption work.
The architecture im enjoying the most is the smaller, semi delapidated cathedrals that are littered throughout the city. The look and feel that they have when they've been let go a little really lets you take in the history of it all. I think we all miss home a little but we could all see ourselves living here, its simply stunning.
Dinner last night was a beautiful little local restaurant by the Siene river. Most people spreak a little English, and they just seem to appreciate it when you try and converse with them a little in french. My appetiser was Salmon and scrambled eggs + tomato and goats cheese... Tasty :)
Some more funny observations-
There are just as many scooters on the road as there are cars.
Very few motorcycles like you would see in Aus, no racers or harley style bikes.
Sedans are very rare.
The only proper overweight person i've seen was American.
Coffees are cheap (2euro) but cappucinos are rediculous (5.50ish)
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