The Louvre - Part Deux

I thought I would head over to the Louvre again today, and I can only say that I’m glad that I had the awesome experience last week.  If I had based my opinion of the Louvre on today, it would have been much lower.  Unlike last Thursday, the museum was absolutely packed with people and tour groups.  I actually left for awhile during the day because I simply didn’t want to deal with the crowds.  It turned out to be a good move because the crowds had mellowed out by the time I returned.  Fortunately I saw some awesome pieces again today.  I saw the Venus de Milo, some great artifacts from Egypt, and the luxurious “small” apartments of Napoleon III.

The one thing that really blew me away today was seeing Hammurabi’s Code, which I didn’t even know was available for display anywhere.

After today’s debacle, I decided to wrap up my Louvre experience for now.  Two days will be just fine, since I don’t want to risk a potential third day being anything like today.  I am glad I was able to see everything I wanted to, however, and now just need to hit Musee d’Orsay.  I leave one week from tomorrow so I’d better get moving!

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