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What a Louvre day!

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Location: Musée du Louvre

DAY 2!

What can I say, I had a Louvre day! J and I absolutely LOVE museums, and that's one of the many things I love that we share. The Louvre would have to be my favourite museum, it just so happens it's located in my favourite place in the world, Paris. I can spend a day in the Louvre, and you know what, we did. We took our time going around and looking at each exhibit because we actually enjoy/love all things art. This was my second time going to the Louvre, and I'm glad I got to go to the other parts that I missed last time! When J and I go to museums, we do not use any tour guides, we walk around by ourselves and actually read the descriptions/and sayings.

Before heading over to the Louvre, J and I enjoyed some petit déjeuner (croissants and lattes of course). After eating, we walked over to get our Paris Pass! For a more in-depth talk about the Paris Pass, head over to my blog post here. I personally feel that a Paris Pass is WORTH IT and it is NEEDED especially if you want to make use of your time in Paris. The Paris Pass includes: free entry to over 60 top Paris attractions, skip the line at selected sites, and unlimited use of Paris transit inside central Paris. What more can you ask for, its easy! On this trip, we chose the three day pass. The cost of a 3-day Adult Paris Pass depends, especially if you catch a sale! At this time, they are having a sale when you purchase from their website, for a 3-day Adult Paris Pass it's only 155 EUROS. Head on over to www.ParisPass.com to get yours now! When you activate the Paris pass, the days start on that day and you cannot skip a day; you have to use the pass on consecutive days. Since I am an OCD traveller, I planned/created a detailed itinerary for the 3 days using the Paris Pass. I mapped out the places we wanted to go to with the Paris Pass and I planned it accordingly to make use of our time wisely (Different sites take certain amount of time of course). We only went to one attraction/site for the first day of our Paris Pass however it was a time well spent!

Favourite part of the museum: The Denon Wing - the area that houses the collections from the Greek and Roman era which would be my two favourite eras.

In this Wing you can find these famous pieces of art: Mona Lisa, Les Noces de Cana (the wedding feast at Cana - where Christ performed the miracle of turning water into wine) by PaoloVeronese, the sculpture of Victoire de Samothrace (winged victory - the goddess of victory, Nike), and Le Sacre de l'Empereur Napoléon (the coronation of Napoléon) by Jacques-Louis David

Mona Lisa - the first time I saw the Mona Lisa, I was underwhelmed; I had bigger expectations. I mean I actually thought the painting was bigger, it was tiny. However, it's still a must-see since it's one of the most famous paintings in the world.

Con: it is a hassle to go see it.There is always a huge crowd, and everyone is all rushing in, literally pushing through, to get to the front to take a picture. Since I'm small and dedicated I always managed to get to the front to take a picture, J decided to pass and he waited for me at the back away from the pushing crowd.

I also loved the Richelieu Wing - the wing of sculpture terraces and the apartments of Napoléon III. This wing was definitely my vibe with all the beige/white tones. I took most of my photos here to obviously fit my Instagram theme. Speaking of pictures, the Louvre is such a good place for content (I mean Paris in general is)! I think I took about 1000 pictures inside AND outside! Just remember, it will be crowded so don't expect to take a picture and have no one else be in your picture. With that being said, I of course managed to take a couple of good solo shots with no interruptions! Thank you to my very patient boyfriend, and the use of a tripod & remote!

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I will never get tired of the Louvre. Thank you to Musée du Louvre, we had a wonderful day!

*disclaimer: I am not sponsored by Paris Pass (although I should be), I just ACTUALLY, and really love it and believe in it.