Louvre...

And now... back to Paris. We went to the Louvre on their late night - Thursday - to avoid crowds. Fabulous idea. Students went their way, hubby, Lisa, Dems and I went ours. Dems didn't care what she saw, so I led. Hubby and Lisa tired easily - of course - and we left them to wander. I like the old, creepy, devilish Medieval and Early Renaissance. So, the walk involved seeking just that type of gory thing out. The end goal was to show Dems the Brueghel and Bosch. Alas, those galleries were closed. But, on the way to finding hubby, we happened upon the apartments of Napolean III. I am a sucker for whole rooms exhibited in situ. This was amazing - plush chairs, flocked walls, spiral stairs, 19th century heating fixtures and one loooong dining room table.

We hung around outside the Louvre as the sun set and waited for the rest of the groups to make it out. It was such a nice night. I still don't like the I.M. Pei pyramid, but the rest of the Louvre was just wonderful. Of course, we all only saw a fraction of it. And a funny aside - as we were standing inside by a planter, Lisa saw a mouse! She tried to get a picture and I looked for the cutie, but he must have run up inside the planter. This is funny because a few years back, I bought a kids' book about a mouse that lives at the Louvre. I thought the drawings were Gorey-esque. The mouse stops a theft from happening. Wonder if the mouse was related... tee hee...