Our last complete day in Paris and Le Louvre was Number One on the list today. Entry here is very efficient and it seemed we were admitted in no time at all. Russell and Mary had kindly passed on their floor plan and we realised what a huge place this is so had already decided that we’d concentrate on the exhibition of paintings. Four hours later we had seen a simply amazing number of original paintings – Italian, French, Spanish, Dutch and more. Mind boggling and wonderful to see “the real thing” of so many paintings.
Yesterday’s stair climbing, plus the heat (34 degrees) and our late night had caught up with us at this stage so a siesta was called for before we climbed the Arc de Triomphe to enjoy the wonderful view of the avenues, the seething traffic and greater Paris. There is some good information here with great pictures of earlier times and when we came back down we were lucky enough to coincide with the daily ceremony at the flame of the unknown soldier.
We had a great discovery tonight of a really great little lane of typical Parisienne restaurants very close to our hotel and were enough to find a table without waiting too long. Surrounded by locals and enjoying another top quality French dining experience was a really nice way to spend our last evening in Paris
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