Day 4

Louvre Glass Pyramid

It's our fourth day here, and everyone is having a blast!  We visited the Museé de Louvre, or Louvre Museum.  It is a huge art museum in Paris, originally made as a fortress by Phillip II Augustus at the beginning of the 13th century.  The first thing we noticed when we arrived at the museum was the giant glass pyramid in front.  Monica wanted to climb it, but Megan talked her out of it.

Mona Lisa

We walked through the museum to find the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci.  The whole time, Olivia would not stop talking about how excited she was to see it.  After an hour of wandering around the museum, we finally found the temperature-controlled room that contained the Mona Lisa.  Olivia pushed through the crowd to see the Mona Lisa, and was shocked to see the little 30-inch high painting.  She was so disappointed that she ran right back out of the room.

Because of her Egyptian heritage, Monica wanted to go see the Egyptian antiques.  Megan was more interested in seeing the Islamic art, and Amanda wanted to see the armless Venus De Milo statue. 

I (Christie) was more interested in going to the Carousel du Louvre shopping center.  It is known to be the most liked shopping center in Paris.  We decided to go to the food court there for lunch.  It was spectacular!  There were 13 gourmet food stalls with food from all over the world.  We decided to eat at the fabulous Chinese restaurant. 

After lunch we spent the afternoon going to all the different boutiques around the mall.  At one store, Megan accidentally shoplifted a pair of sunglasses and got chased down by the security guard.  It was a great afternoon!


-Christie