A quick(ish) review?
I don’t want to bore you too much in one sitting. So, I broke it up to give the illusion of shortness.
Let’s see…I left off with a tall tower. Our next day in Paris we started at the Orsay, an impressionist museum. We saw some great Monets, Van Goghs and Whistlers Mother. In the afternoon we visited Versailles. I found this place to be…excessive. Although, I can get behind the idea of having yourself painted more beautiful and fit than you really are. We returned to the city and went to Sacré Cœur. This beautiful church was built in the 1800s although you wouldn’t believe it. It looks more like a modern mosque from the outside, and has beautiful ‘modern’ mosaics inside. We strolled through this area for a few hours, got a crêpe (yum!) and people watched, a classis Parisian pastime.
The next day we tackled the largest museum in the world, the Louvre. We spent the morning seeking out the ‘big three,’ the Mona Lisa, Vénus de Milo and Winged Victory. All relatively easy to spot, in an otherwise extremely complicated and frustrating building. I would recommend bringing a guide as if you were on safari, because I’m sure there are people that have been trapped in the Louvre for years and can’t find their way out. We spent the second half of they day enjoying funereal sculpture, Napoleon III apartments, and European paintings.
Our last day was a free one. We decided to start by going to the catacombs. Talk about creepy! 100+ stairs to get down, 80+ to get back up and a 1.7 km total walk in between. About half of the length is the “Empire of the Dead.” 6-8 feet deep, and about 5 feet tall on either side of you; bones. Nothing but bones. In the layer closest to the walkway, the bones are laid in different designs of skulls, tibias, and femurs. It is truly unbelievable. When we emerged unscathed we went to the Père Lachaise Cemetery. Here we saw the graves of Chopin and Jim Morrison. (what a dichotomy!)
The next day we returned home on an airline which we happily discovered includes wine! This made the journey even more pleasant.
So, there you have it. Whether you wanted it or not. Wait. Are you asleep?! I’m done now, so you can go about your business.
Let’s see…I left off with a tall tower. Our next day in Paris we started at the Orsay, an impressionist museum. We saw some great Monets, Van Goghs and Whistlers Mother. In the afternoon we visited Versailles. I found this place to be…excessive. Although, I can get behind the idea of having yourself painted more beautiful and fit than you really are. We returned to the city and went to Sacré Cœur. This beautiful church was built in the 1800s although you wouldn’t believe it. It looks more like a modern mosque from the outside, and has beautiful ‘modern’ mosaics inside. We strolled through this area for a few hours, got a crêpe (yum!) and people watched, a classis Parisian pastime.
The next day we tackled the largest museum in the world, the Louvre. We spent the morning seeking out the ‘big three,’ the Mona Lisa, Vénus de Milo and Winged Victory. All relatively easy to spot, in an otherwise extremely complicated and frustrating building. I would recommend bringing a guide as if you were on safari, because I’m sure there are people that have been trapped in the Louvre for years and can’t find their way out. We spent the second half of they day enjoying funereal sculpture, Napoleon III apartments, and European paintings.
Our last day was a free one. We decided to start by going to the catacombs. Talk about creepy! 100+ stairs to get down, 80+ to get back up and a 1.7 km total walk in between. About half of the length is the “Empire of the Dead.” 6-8 feet deep, and about 5 feet tall on either side of you; bones. Nothing but bones. In the layer closest to the walkway, the bones are laid in different designs of skulls, tibias, and femurs. It is truly unbelievable. When we emerged unscathed we went to the Père Lachaise Cemetery. Here we saw the graves of Chopin and Jim Morrison. (what a dichotomy!)
The next day we returned home on an airline which we happily discovered includes wine! This made the journey even more pleasant.
So, there you have it. Whether you wanted it or not. Wait. Are you asleep?! I’m done now, so you can go about your business.
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