I bought a Da Vinci Code audio tour and dragged Brendan around with me. It took me by lots of the highlights, especially along the Grand Gallery in the Denon wing. We saw Mona Lisa, which was impressive in person, despite being all glassed up and barricaded. Also, The Winged Victory of Samothrace, which was amazing.
We covered A LOT of ground. We walked by all the wonderful Flemish and Dutch paintings, and the amazing Rubens room. Then we stopped and went to eat lunch in the food court...it was very crowded, but we needed substinence. I had a 3 cheese panini...yum!
Heading towards the Egyptian wing, we saw the medieval Louvre excavation, which is the fortress that the castle was built upon...very interesting.
Next up, we visited all the Egyptian antiquities. We were greeted by the sphinx.
Heading towards the Egyptian wing, we saw the medieval Louvre excavation, which is the fortress that the castle was built upon...very interesting.
Next up, we visited all the Egyptian antiquities. We were greeted by the sphinx.
It was unbelievable how many artifacts there were! They probably have sarcophagi piled up in their storage rooms! So much to see...very cool. We detoured back by Venus de Milo...beautiful.
From there we went to look at the Mesopotamian artifacts, including the Code of Hammurabi and the amzing Winged Bulls from the palace of Sargon II.
We were getting pretty tired from all the walking around, but I did want to make one more stop and see the Napoleon III Apartments, a series of fancy rooms that were preserved in the Richelieu wing. It was close to 6 PM and closing time, so we headed back to the hotel to rest a bit.
We decided to take the Birmingham girl's advice and visit a restaurant called le "Relais de l'Entrecôte." There was a little line, but were were seated pretty quickly since there were only two of us. All they ask you as you order is if you want your steak rare, medium, or well done. Then they bring you a salad and bread. We also ordered a half bottle of the house red wine, which was nice. Next up comes a plate with steak and frites. I swear, everything comes with fries! We decided to get a dessert and took the waitress' recommendation. We had a stacked dessert with merengue and ice cream...very tasty!
The night was still young, so we went to a place called Academie de Bieres. We tried a few good Belgian brews. Seemed like a cool college place.
Headed back to the hotel to catch some ZZZs.
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