On my first trip to Paris, I didn’t have time to see the Louvre. I made it to the outside and wandered around the glass pyramid, but didn’t have time to go inside. My second trip didn’t take me near the Louvre at all. Last Saturday, I finally came close. I came by at 6pm planning to get the reduced evening prices, but discovered the museum is only open late on Wednesdays and Fridays. However, the area under the pyramid is open even when the museum is closed, so I went down and took a look around the lobby. Finally, on Sunday, I had planned to visit Versailles, but thanks to the rain, decided it would be a better day to stay inside and see some paintings.
I saw the Mona Lisa (La Joconde), and the Venus de Milo (Aphrodite de Milo), of course. But the art I appreciated the most were the pieces where I overhead English conversations about them. People commenting on the detail in a painted leg, or the multiple planes of the sculpture let me know what I was supposed to be appreciating. I need to learn more about art before I come back, but it was still a fantastic day.
