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| the inverted pyramid |
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| victoire de samothrace |
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| the crowd in front of the mona lisa ! |
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| louvre |
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| arc de triomphe |
today was quite a nice day.....ate awesome breakfast..Priya made Alu Poha....
then we went to the Louvre...it is indescribable....i actually wanted to cry..it was that beautiful....
we did the Egyptian and Roman Antiquities....the Egyptian was brilliant ! having watched The Mummy and The Mummy Returns several times..the names sounded very familiar and i could understand a lot of the things being showcased....the main things being
"The book of the Dead ! " ( for chotu of special interest ! ) A real Mummy...
there was also the Hamurabhi Code Edifice...
and then we went into the Paintings wing...Italian Paintings only....
it is Awe inspiring...the size and detail on these pieces....
of course i saw The Mona Lisa....:) she s a little thing hidden behind glass and a barrier and beefy security guards....
it was nice to look at her finally...but then....honestly...i dont know why such a big deal has been made of her...
there are 100 s of paintings far far better than her....
the painting just opposite to her is bigger than a movie screen and is spectacular...i could not understand "why her ? "
of course its like tirupathi in front of her..push shove "Excusez Moi ! PArdon sil vous plait " and then u can take a photo of her...
i think i might go back to the louvre on wednesday and spend a whole day there......i dont mind at all staring at paintings all day...
then we came out of the Louvre at 4...took photos with the inverted pyramid and all....relived our Da Vinci code and Angels and Demons Reading days....looked at the Holy Grail....
then walked to the Musee d'orsay..which was closing by then and it had been raining all day !! so we took the metro to chatlet...and had a late lunch+dinner...at this place called Maos...
it was delicious!! we get Pita bread with 4 falafal pakodas inside..and we have almost 14 toppings to pick up....stuff it in....and its eat all you can...so it was great....!
after this we came back to La Defence...and roamed around in teh christmas market going on here....:) it was super pretty...
got some chocolates and crepes...
PS: going to Vinay s house tomoro ! for dinner...( a distant relative who lives here with his wife )
so tomoro plans are Eiffel tower..go up all the way...champs Elysee Tuleries garden and the Champs Elysee Christmas market and whatever else that comes up..:)
ive slept for 3.5 hrs last night...so im off now...
More tomoro !
Love
Aishu
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