Paris Day 5, Musee d'Louvre

On day 5, the boys were finally done working, so we had LOTS of pictures...hence the mulit-part post for Day 5 -- I narrowed the photos down for the day, but there are still a LOT!

Poor Max was still a little tired from all the working and late dinners...



We decided to hit the Musee d'Louvre. We debated going inside -- to see the Mona Lisa and some of the other famous pieces, but once we saw just how much we could see on the outside (and saw how long the 'queue' to get in was), we opted for a leisurely stroll around the outside of this ornate old mansion, turned museum, and the adjacent sculpture gardens. We weren't disappointed...and while some day, I would like to see the Mona Lisa, I am 100% ok with not seeing it this trip -- there WILL be others! :)


Off the metro


Navigating a la 'dork book'


Views along the river...


Street View


Musee d'Louvre entrance


For scale


Courtyard # 1


Posing in front of the fountain


Courtyard # 2 -- home to the pyramids


Max and the pyramids


Inside the Louvre


This is just the 'sculpture' section of the museum...it was broken into different art 'types'


View of the pyramids from inside...


Entrance to the sculpture gardens...


Buildings along the gardens...


Not sure what she's doing...


View of the gardens from the main path


Poor guy...he forgot his wife's birthday....


One of the two pools in the garden -- pull up a chair and relax!

Up next -- the Arc de Truimph!