Paris - Day 8

Today our sore feet and the Paris Metro carried us to the Louvre. The Louvre is the largest museum in the Western world. It is home to famous sculptures such as the Venus de Milo and famous paintings such as the Mona Lisa. The museum also houses many exhibits of ancient relics. Here are some thoughts on what we saw:

• Sculptures: I kept waiting for the statues to thaw and the people to come back to life. One frozen little girl was playing with a lizard. Another ancient deer slayer had hunted his prey and caught it with his bare hands (and a dog).


• Paintings: I never knew folks in the Bible looked and dressed like medieval Europeans. Also lots of naked people fighting with sharp objects. I'm sure it's all symbolic, but it seems terribly awkward.


• Ancient stuff: A 6-foot tall black stone was inscribed with the local laws: Hammurabi's Code. Gigantic stone bulls adorned the top of a column from Darius's Palace (the same Darius that threw Daniel to the lions?) It's sobering to think that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego might have looked at this same pillar.

We had lunch at Angelina's. Quiche Lorraine (scrambled egg casserole with ham and cheese) washed down with Angelina's famous hot chocolate. This hot chocolate is on Mrs. Musteen's list of 100 Things To Do Before You Die. 99 to go. It was tasty.

Just as with the British Museum, we could have spent weeks at the Louvre and still not scratched the surface.

Pictures can be found here. If you're easily offended by naked statues, better not look.

Jeff