The Louvre

The entire day was spent getting lost, unlost and then lost again in the Louvre.  While that may sound hopelessly cultured and romantic, it is annoying if you have sore feet and have destination plans. Every day I think my feet can't get any more sore, yesterday takes the cake (note still fixated on Marie Antoinette).  However we saw every nook of the Egyptian exhibits,  including Napoleon's special exhibit and coptic Egypt. We also saw most of Greece and Rome, plus Medieval and Renaissance sculpture and tapestries. We also saw the obligatory art, Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo. Yvonne notes that the Mona Lisa looks like she follows you with her eyes no matter where you stand. So of course we did each side and the front, it is true. It was also nice that we got there early enough to do that. We also saw some very cool Italian paintings,  and my personal favorite- art from church panels and ceilings. I take back all of the assailing comments I made about the British museum and theft. The French have them beat, hands down. I think they had ten times the amount of Egyptian artifacts, just not as many Mummies. Yesterday being Mother's day and all, we paid homage to the lone Mummy and moved on. We spent seven hours in the Louvre,  five of them limping like Quasimodo. While taking detours in the vast  corridors,  it was also interesting to look at the formed palace decor and ceilings.  The museum,  that in itself, is a piece of art.