Close up
Overlooking the tower
Beamy
digging the view from here
The Hôtel des Invalides
a hospital and retirement home for war veterans
Avenue de Breteuil
Just like in the movies!
The cluny streets
Lots of eating places
all next to the Notre Dame!
Be checking this out soon
That's all folks for the Eiffel!
welcome to one of the best museums in the world!
Just across the Palais Royal
The Louvre Paris
no apple store down there!
The museum courtyard
The Louvre Carrousel Garden in the distance
Lets use a fast track!
with funky looking glass pyramids
the queues are ultra long!
the west entrances are usually empty
which brings us across...
the main circle road
statues included!
into the Carrousel Gardens
snow covered gardens to begin with
the west entrances, look for the lions
tada!
Instant entry with no queues!
4 floors of arty museumy goodness
big vase is big
look at the crowds
to see one of Leonardo da Vinci's...
Got Mona?
The Mona Lisa
seriously I have no idea why it's so popular
greatest paintings
move on guys!
Mona Lisa ain't the only great painting here
the place is huge
did I say HUGE?
look at roof!
The Gericault (aka The Raft of the Medusa)
Love the spacious galleries
The painting galleries
given how large some of the paintings are!
Large stair wells connects the galleries
The Winged Victory...