Getting it all in...

We are still trying to check off a few more must sees in Paris so we went to the Louvre which was closed earlier in the week when we went by.





The Louvre holds collections from the ancient world to 1850 and is a massive building with over 30,000 works of art. In one visit we could only see a small portion and we weren't up for a full day visit. So our plan was to stroll through what we could and of course visit its most famous painting.


We started with the statutes...




We saw the curvy Venus de Milo from the late 2nd century





And the wind-blown Winged Victory of Samothrace from 190 B.C.


We visited the Italians




The Marriage at Cana by Veronese (1562-3 ) which as you can see is huge.






This one we liked but can't remember the name.






And of course we saw Mona Lisa by Da Vinci ( 1503-06)






We thought the French did well with this painting by David called the Coronation of the Emperor ( 1806-07)







And then at the end there was Michelangelo and his Slaves ( 1512-513)




A nice tour but we were done for the day!


We have been walking a lot as well since this is always the best way to see a city, especially one like Paris that is designed for walking. If we all walked as much as the people here we would all be in better shape.

Watching the people is as much fun as viewing the sights. Since it is difficult to take pictures of people on the go I don't have a lot but can share a few.





Powerful motorcycles are all over Paris, it seemed that this guy was taking the Harley for a test drive and Don was really interested in the bikes.






Another cafe scene, notice at least two people looking at maps or tour books. There are people around on every street corner doing the same thing so I looked up to see how many tourist this place sees a year and it is 28 million!






Enjoying a sunny day which is not often this time of year!





Then everywhere we see Merry Go Rounds, even in the rain.

And of course Paris is for lovers...












And for foodies...










We ate under this dome...








In this huge round restaurant.



Don had veal but my salad wasn't great. Paid too much for the food but not the experience.

However, this meal was great...




Avocado and crab served on roasted tomatoes




This dish which is creamy potatoes and shredded duck. I am trying all the duck dishes I can while I am here.

We are getting to the end of our trip, just one more day left and then flying out on Monday morning. Hope the weather holds so that we can see and do a couple of more things on the list.

Location:Paris, France