652,300 square feet of art… April 27, 2011
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Bonjour people and welcome back to one of the last few posts for the trip. The heat wave has come to an end and the temperature reached a dismal 70 degrees today. Hey, I’m not complaining though! :0) Our second to last day in Paris, brought us first to the one and only Louvre Museum. This massive and impressive sized museum used to be a royal palace. Today, the building is separated into 3 wings of different collections. We had an hour long guided tour of the south wing and saw about 10 major pieces of art. That’s 10 pieces in one hour. Can you imagine how long it would take to try and see every piece of art? Of course the Mona Lisa was a stop on the tour, but every tour guide that we have had in the past, didn’t know what the big deal was. To be honest, they do have a point since it is only one small painting in a collection of tens of thousands of other works. Due to the notoriety and fame that this painting gets, the Mona Lisa is the most recognizable painting in the world.
After spending another hour on our own, trying to see another .0001% of the museum, we made our way to the “artsy” part of paris, Mont Martre. Many famous painters like Picasso and Dali started painting at this location and then made their way into Paris once they started to become more well known. There’s not much here in terms of monumental landmarks except for the Sacré Cœur Church, so we gave the kids a history lesson and then some time to get their last minute souvenirs and gifts.
Tomorrow we spend the first half of the day at the school attending French classes and the second half at the Eiffel Tower. Immediately after, we head directly to the Mayor’s welcome reception for our annual meet and greet. I will try my best to do another update tomorrow, but if I can’t, the last post will be after we return! Thanks for reading and see you soon!
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