We were planning on being in a big rush on the first day in Paris. The Louvre is closed on Tuesdays, so we HAD to get there on Monday after the plane ride. So, after arriving 2 hours and 40 minutes behind schedule, we were in a bigger rush than expected. But, there was no need. We were planning on riding a bus called the RoissyBus from the airport to the Opera metro (subway) station and then going to our hotel via metro to drop off our luggage. However, we soon noticed that NO ONE was leaving the airport! No cars were leaving, no people were getting on buses or into taxis. Soon after, we notices French soldiers with automatic weapons and policemen everywhere. What was going on? We still have no idea to this day...why? We don't speak French. And, apparently, no one who knew what was going on spoke English either.
Then...a LOUD bang! We're not really sure what that was all about either, but none of the people who actually spoke French seemed very concerned about it and after 1.5 hours of waiting, we were allowed to leave the airport...FINALLY. So, we were officially over 4 hours behind schedule at this point. We make it to the hotel without any problems and checked in around 3:00 p.m. We LOVED our hotel! It was really quaint and tucked into a cute little Parisian neighborhood. We basically threw our luggage into the room and RAN to the metro station so that we could spend 2 hours in the Louvre...a place where we could've easily stayed 4 hours. It was absolutely amazing. It's so difficult to describe, but you are just surrounded by beauty and historical works of art. Some of the paintings are over 30 feet high! Just stunning! Here are some of my favorite pics from the Louvre:
Courtyard of the Louvre
Infamous glass pyramid
Winged Victory
Venus de Milo
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Mona...she was VERY popular!
We were definitely bummed out about having to rush through the Louvre so quickly, but we did get to see all of the highlights. By this time, our feet were hurting already and we were HUNGRY!!! So, we just found our way to the museum atrium (under the glass pyramid) and ate some pre-packaged sandwiches and drank some Cokes for about 20 euros...such a ripoff, but we didn't care! After (sadly) leaving the Louvre after only 2 hours, we found our way back to the hotel via the metro and crashed for the night...we were SO TIRED! We went to bed early because we had a lot of things to see on Tuesday.
I hate that your time was cut short, but I am glad that you got a little time at the Louvre. That looks like a tiny bed...could you two giants fit on it?
ReplyDeleteThe bed was a queen (I know it doesn't look like it)...smaller than the awesome KING at home, but it worked well for us. Everyone keeps asking of those were sleeping bags on the bed. They were actually two down comforters folded in half. We didn't have a flat sheet, just a fitted sheet...kinda weird.
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