Day 10 - Wednesday

Ready for the Louvre? If you start to get tired of all the pictures of different stuff, just remember that we were there for 7 hours and only got through one out of three floors!

Roof of Entrance Area

We thought these pictures were funny. Each "person" is made up of items found in nature, generally vegetables. Wouldn't they make a good dining room picture collection? That's what we're thinking.

For some reason I really liked this picture, but she needs to raise her neckline level.

More crowds

Again, the detail out of stone is amazing, just look at the "lace" collar.

Roberto the First. Oh wait, this can't be real because Rob would never wear a toga in public.

One of the several pavillions with Greek and Roman statues

This statue is a hommage to man versus nature. You are not sure which one is going to win. Again, so much emotion.

If Rob does not receive the casket shown in Day 4, he would like this one:

Napolean's living room. All the furniture is easily moveable to accomadate orchestra's, concerts and plays.

How many figures can you count on this beer stein?

This grouping shows the many attitudes one can take while in servitude. This man is defiant while his companions have attitudes of hope, despondency, and hopelessness.

According to Greek legend, this man was extremely strong and good looking. One day while out in the woods he stuck his hand in a tree crevise and it snapped shut, capturing him. The legend states that wolves tore him apart, but the artist wanted to make his end more noble and sculpted a lion instead. Moral of the story is... don't walk around naked and stick your hand in tree trunks (at least that's what Rob learned). Just in case you wanted to know :).

Code of Hammurabi, the oldest government record on the earth. It states that if an adopted son or daughter spurns his or her adoptive parents, the parents have the right to cut off one of their ears. There are more normal rules, but I thought this one would entertain you more.

Sculpture outside entrance to King Darius' (from the Old Testament) palace. From the front it looks like it is standing still, but from the side it is walking, hence the five legs.

Stone Box with Metal Plates Inside... where have we heard of that before?

More architecture from King Darius' palace

Layers of a mummy sarcophagus (excepting a body)

Wrapped mummy body (The coffin above is not his)

Congradulations! You made it to the end of a brief tour of the Louvre. We did enjoy the Louvre, but it was overwhelming with how much history is contained there; my brain and feet hurting after about 5 hours. It did make me want to learn more though. Rob could have gone on longer, but I was done. Thanks for understanding Rob!

After that we did some more walking, this time down the Champs Elysees, a very wide boulevard that borders some very expensive stores, on our way to the Arch de Triomphe. It was wide, it was full of people, the area did have some expensive stores, but neither of us are big shoppers so we were not that impressed.

Arche de Triomphe. Napoleon had it built after taking over most of Europe. Interestingly he made himself Emperor after the French Revolution that was supposed to have ended a monarchy.
284 steps to the top

This statue is located inside the Arche. Rob was also preparing to go to war, or rather the journey back down all those steps.
View of the boulevard from the top of the Arche de Triomphe

Great day, but I sure am ready to go back to the hotel and rest my feet!