Louvre

I am having trouble adjusting to the time zone, and I slept a total of zero hours last night.  After breakfast, my husband drugged me, and I slept until 1pm.  It's cold and rainy again, so we thought the Louvre would be our best option today.

In an attempt to live in the moment, I agreed to forgo the map and wing it.  I quickly learned that Louve is French for labrynth (650,000+ sq. feet).  However, it is incredible the volume and quality of art and artifacts they have on display.  

We started in the ancient Greek and Roman wing.  Based on what we saw, I am reasonably sure the French picked the Greeks clean.  Surely the Greeks have nothing to show from their history, because it is all in the Louvre.

We saw THE Venus de Milo (130 BC)!!

Isaac's favorite sculpture - a Roman baby wrestling a goose.

As expected, there was quite a crowd around Mona Lisa.  I have heard repeatedly how underwhelming this painting is up close, but I thought it was quite beautiful.

Isaac's take on Mona Lisa: "Meh.  It's hot in here.  Let's go."

My favorite piece is the Winged Victory of Samotrace, a marble sculpture of the Greek goddess Nike created between 190 and 200 BC.  My crappy picture does not do this stunning sculpture justice.  Of course, it does not help that there is a random bald man in the picture.

Isaac thinks he found his doppleganger, but I am not so sure.  One has dreamy brown eyes and the other has creepy white stone eyes.  However, both have great beards!

Tomorrow, we are headed to Bruges, Belgium for chocolate and waffles!