Sean Lennon Day 5, uh... let's see... oh right. Paris.
We thought today would be a great day to check out the Louvre. Had a quick bite beside the hotel, hopped on the train and off we went.
From our experience, I don't think it's possible for there to be a great day to check out the Louvre. Monday morning and it was slammed. Nothing but annoying tourists. Couldn't walk anywhere, couldn't get close to anything. I saw the main stuff, like the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, etc... and a massive amount of artifacts from ancient Greece, Rome and Egypt, but it really wasn't that enjoyable an experience.
We then headed to the Notre Dame basilica, then up the hill to the Sacré-Coeur church, walked around Montmartre for a bit and back to the hotel. Had a couple hours to rest and then went back up the hill for dinner. We found a great place that was remarkably cheap. It was a little ironic because Montmartre is such a major tourist area, our hotel is right in the middle, so we figured we should head outside the area for food when we could, but the cheapest and best stuff was right in our backyard the whole time... And so we ate, enjoyed and headed home for the night.
From our experience, I don't think it's possible for there to be a great day to check out the Louvre. Monday morning and it was slammed. Nothing but annoying tourists. Couldn't walk anywhere, couldn't get close to anything. I saw the main stuff, like the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, etc... and a massive amount of artifacts from ancient Greece, Rome and Egypt, but it really wasn't that enjoyable an experience.
We then headed to the Notre Dame basilica, then up the hill to the Sacré-Coeur church, walked around Montmartre for a bit and back to the hotel. Had a couple hours to rest and then went back up the hill for dinner. We found a great place that was remarkably cheap. It was a little ironic because Montmartre is such a major tourist area, our hotel is right in the middle, so we figured we should head outside the area for food when we could, but the cheapest and best stuff was right in our backyard the whole time... And so we ate, enjoyed and headed home for the night.


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