The Louvre itself is a sight to see! I honestly wasn't expecting the place that housed so much beautiful art to be a piece of art in it's own right. Although, the place is seriously a maze and their 'map' was not so informative. We wandered mostly until we stumbled upon something we recognized.
We saw some of my favorite pieces of art including The Winged Victory of Samothrace and the Venus de Milo.
Daniel got to see a real mummy and a ton of sarcophagi in the ancient Egypt section.
We did eventually get close enough to the Mona Lisa to see her smirk and to snap a picture for ourselves.
When we finally made it outside, we took a few photos with the infamous glass pyramids and then set off for the Ile de la Cite.
On our way, we made it a point to cross the point des arts bridge for a selfie.
Apparently, it's easy to loose track of time when you're underground viewing centuries old artwork. By the time we made it to the island, the Notre Dame Cathedral was closed.
We walked around the outside parameter a bit, trying to take in all if the incredible details.
As we headed back toward our apartment, we wandered by a restaurant called Le Parvis. The steak dinner was nice, but the service was fantastic! We could only understand a few words here and there, but our server had us cracking up as he was poking fun at passerby's. (All in good, harmless fun, of course!) It was a great, relaxing way to wrap up our day.
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