I spent my first day getting to know Paris from the outside. Now I wanted to get to know the Louvre Museum from the inside! I wanted to get up early to head down there to avoid the long lines, but again, jet lag kept me sleeping til 11am!! HERE WE GO AGAIN! I quickly got ready and made my way back to the metro to get to the Louvre. Once I got to the entrance, I was feeling much better. I didn't wait too long. I have a feeling as the day got later the lines looked longer. Maybe tourists sleep in late like me? Regardless, I was overwhelmed of the size of the museum. It was a bit chaotic as well. I personally feel the Vatican Museums in Rome where much more organized, but here there were people everywhere. A word of caution if you don't like crowds.
Once I found the area where the infamous Mona Lisa was, it began another cat-and-mouse game to find out where exactly it is. I love looking at art, and was discouraged when I didn't get a chance to see as much when I was in Rome last summer. Here, it was just me, and it felt liberating to observe these priceless works of art. I felt privileged to be there. Everything was beautiful! I spent a couple of hours there wandering about.
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| Line not so long on this beautiful sunny day! |
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| Inside the infamous triangle entrance! |
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| Is it me or does it look like he's taking a selfie? |
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| The Winged Victory of Samothrace |
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| MONA LISA!! |
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| Had to take a selfie of course! |
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| Grande Odalisque |
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| The Death of Sardanapalus |
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| Venus di Milo!! |
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| Hermaphrodite |
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| Outside the louvre where I decided to rest but then had to leave abruptly... |
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Had some macrons to hold me over til dinner...
Getting out of the Louvre was a challenge too, since now the museum was packed with tourists. I stepped outside and wanted to rest for a bit. I saw people laying out at a park at the Louvre. I figured I should do the same thing. I wanted to find the Champs Elysees to knock that off my bucket list, but my feet were killing me. I laid out my jean jacket and plopped on top of it. I had my sunglasses on and was slowly resting when I saw something in the corner of my eye. A man was peaking from out of the hedges and was looking at me. I think he was checking to see if I was sleeping or not. Here we go again with the pick-pocketing! My purse was next to me but I know this man was up to no good. I quickly got out of there and he scurried away. How frustrating! I needed to rest badly and this man messed this up for me. I headed back to the hotel for a nap. Now my plans have changed a bit, but I figured I'll look for the Champs Elysees and then go out to dinner for some French cuisine! I also wanted to go out for a bit and check out the night life. Unfortunately, I had to get up in the morning to catch my train to the airport, so I knew I wasn't going to be out late. My nap helped out a lot, but my feet were still killing me. The weather the 1st day in Paris was in the 60s, but this day got close to 80 degrees. I was hot! Now that's it's later, I decided to wear a long sleeved mini dress and accessorize it with my Alexander McQueen leopard scarf. I wanted to bring my heels with, but I couldn't think about wearing them out at all. I opted for my lace up flat sandals and hoped I didn't look too casual out in the town.
I rode back on the metro to finish my bucket list!
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