Yeah, Yeah, Yeah… 1o full days in Paris and no museums.  So shoot me… I’m not a big art guy. But, thankfully I have a 15 year old daughter who is teaching me how to be a man of the world – and forcing me to be a good father – so she took me to the Louvre!  We downloaded to the iPhone the free Rick Steve’s audio tour and headed to the Metro. Thursday, May 9 was a French national holiday in honor of the Ascension so the city was quiet and the lines at the Louvre were not too bad in the late morning. Here are some photos of Caroline seeing (and imitating!) some of the most famous pieces of art in the world. First is the Venus de Milo!

Other important statues…

The Winged Victory of Samothrace.

The Kings’ personal stuff…  Steal it from other places or have slaves make it for you. Then, make a museum showing how great you are… It’s good to be the king.

The Great Hall with many fabulous paintings…

The Mona Lisa has her own wall and ridiculous crowds… Caroline said, It’s smaller than I thought it would be.  I heard the same thing in 15 different languages!

Michelangelo’s Prisoner – very cool

Ramses II

After seeing all of the most famous pieces of art in the world, we met up with the rest of the women – who had been strolling around the city on their own, and saw one more fabulous sculpture…

…of Caroline!!!