And you just can't go to Paris without visiting the Louvre!
We've been to the Louvre every time we've visited Paris, but since Canyon & Craiger have never been to Paris (they were both born after we lived in Europe before), we HAD to take them there so they could say they've been. Plus, we just LOVE the Louvre!
The outside of the museum is just as spectacular as the inside. You can't even begin to fathom the size of this place. As you're walking through it, you realize just how big it actually is.
The minute you go in, you are herded like cattle straight up 3 flights of stairs, through 2 large rooms, & finally into the room where the Mona Lisa is. (It took about an hour from the entrace to the room). This is not Mona Lisa's normal room, but she is housed here until October 2019 when she'll be moved back to her original room that has recently be under restoration.
The amount of people in here was insane. They literally let 5-10 people up at a time to take ONE picture, & then shuffle them off to an exit.
The Mona Lisa is much smaller than you imagine it is, but is is spectacular to see in person. Such a neat experience to have with my kids.
We spent almost 4 hours in the Louvre this time. We've seen so many of the exhibits in previous visits, but we're still no where near seeing everything. It's just massive. But we saw a lot of new things, some regular famous things we always see (Mona Lisa, Venus DeMilo, The Scribe, the headless angel, etc.), & this time we ventured into the furniture section, the ancient Egypt section, & the middle age architecture sections. I really should have taken more photos, but were were SO engulfed with what we were seeing that we lived in the moment rather than having our phones out 24/7. The kids enjoyed our deep discussions, our history lessons, & just the amazingness of what we were looking at.
The Venus De Milo was pretty spectacular in person as well. . .
My boys especially love the Ancient Egypt exhibit, especially the mummies.
After spending several hours here, our whirwind Paris trip was over. We had to say goodbye to Justin & Cari & drive the 3.5 hours back home so we could be back in time for all the school open houses the next day. It was a very short trip, but much loved & we had a blast.
Je'taime Paris!
ADVENTURE IS OUT THERE:
The Louvre Musee
Open 9am - 6pm every day EXCEPT TUESDAYS
BUY TICKETS IN ADVANCE (they only allow a certain number of people in the museum & you are given tickets for specific times so if you want to guarantee you go inside, buy the tickets in advance from the official website I've linked above)
Admission: 17 Euro Online (recommended) or 15 Euro in person (if tickets are available)
Kids under 18 are FREE
Subway Stops: Lines 1 & 7 at Palais Royal Musee de Louvre, & Line 14 at Pyramides
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