Paris Day 4: "Cover Me, Im Goin In!" (To Notre Dame and the Lourve!)

          On the fourth day, Donna and I got up early to head over and see the Notre Dame. I figured that was the only way to avoid the lines to go inside, which can easily stretch a block or two. Our luck was in, and we visited the Notre Dame in all of its glory, inside and out. The massive vaulted ceilings and the intricate stained glass was truly breathtaking. I can only imagine the stillness and the calm of that space when it isn’t full of tourists. After a good long break just enjoying the magnificence, we took our leave so more could enjoy it after us.

           I was feeling pretty ambitious by this time, so I hurried us over to see the Lourve. The building itself is enough to take your breath away, with magnificent statues looming over the courtyards which guards the entrance marked by the famous glass pyramid. We knew it was massive in size so we went in with no expectation of seeing it all. We enjoyed what we could of the Egyptian artifacts on display, and made sure to hit some of the famous pieces (the statue of Victory, the Mona Lisa, and the Coronation of Napoleon).  I know that this might be sacrelidge, but I found the Mona Lisa thoroughly unimpressive. Not because it was small, I guess I never was much of a fan but assumed that there must be some secret to seeing it in real life that made it better... I didn't find one. I did however find dozens of other works of art that were far more moving and impressive to me, like the Winged Victory. 

        After a few hours, we left to grab some lunch and gather our things from Pauline’s before heading back to Sucy for the night. We were greeted by a wonderful dinner and great company, as I enjoyed the parts of the conversation that happened to be in my mother tongue. I finally bid everyone goodnight, and fell very asleep after an exhausting day.

The famous stained glass window of Notre Dame

The intricate nature of all the work was so beautiful. The whole building is a work of art.

The vaults of Notre Dame

The Lourve park.

A wonderful French breakfast, fresh croissants coffee and orange juice before the Lourve. All right across from Notre Dame.

Dona relenting to having her picture taken at the Lourve... we had to wait for about half an hour so might as well snap some pics... Then my camera died. 

I managed to revive my camera for this magnificent hall in the Lourve.