Louvre, Paris
Top on Iris' bucket list was
The Louvre. Jacqueline and I had not been either so were keen, the other three, not so keen.
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The opposite of every other roundabout rules in the world
Those entering have right of way |
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Arriving at the louvre carpark we realised that it might
not be crowded today |
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Audrey and Roman approaching the
iconic pyramids |
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Thingie swallowing the sun
Iris was very frustrated that she couldn't remember the name
though she did know that it is an Indian myth explaining
solar eclipses which is a lot more than her ignorant Dad knew |
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| Audrey, unaware that she would soon be boooooorrrreeeed |
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The ticket queue
All the children were free and only €18 for us |
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| Straight into an absolutely stunning sculpture gallery |
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It is beyond me how anybody could see this
inside a block of stone - wonderful |
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| The floors are a feature in themselves |
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Barely started and the three younger are exhausted
and Iris frustrated. Empty seats everywhere which
I guess is unusual |
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The walls are a feature themselves, then there are
the hundreds of beautiful, life-size statues |
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| This painting of David slaying Goliath is double sided.... |
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... the other side
Awful painting but I like the two perspectives |
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| The colours are astounding |
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| Some watery tart... |
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| Jacqueline, Fyfe, Mona Lisa, moaning Audrey |
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To my uneducated eye, there are better works everywhere.
This for example is wonderful |
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| The ceilings alone are worth visiting |
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| Photos don't do the paintings justice..... |
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..... as they are large and incredibly detailed
Same painting as above |
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| The girls recreated this scene, with much hilarity, when going to bed |
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| The ceiling of the crown room... well, you can see |
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| The crown of Louis XV |
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| The diadem of the Duchess of Angoulême on the right |
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Looking out of the palace, over the high fences,
the view of the Royals |
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| The crown room, not a big crowd |
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| Panarama of the ceiling |
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| Ceiling detail |
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| Looking into the palace courtyard from the crown room |
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Though the Palace was stripped bare during the revolution,
some of it has been returned and is spectacular |
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| Truly beautiful views out the window |
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Love the parquet floors and the way they yield
when you walk upon them |
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| New additional stairways are beautifully done |
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The antiquities section is absolutely vase
and deserted and we were spent |
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Below ground, the original castle foundations are now visible
complete with moats and turrets |
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After a long innings at the Louvre shop we were bowled out,
the iconic Louvre Apple store (Jobs first) the promised next innings only to
discover it had closed a few days previously now that the Champs-Élysées
store has opened |
Fantastic to have it all to yourself!
ReplyDelete... and very suprising
DeleteStunning photos, the louvre must have a negative impact on small girls- Eleanor had a total melt-down when we visited, we had to drag her around, she even did the full dramatic collapse on the floor routine. That was a couple of days before we descended on you with all our germs.x
ReplyDeleteIt isn't surprising Julie, we, as you, discovered that it is absolutely vast.
DeleteI too was exhausted and we were only there for the afternoon. THere is just so much of everything that it overwhelms.
Moaning Audrey ... too good!
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