When I got there (after a convenient trip on the RER), I only had to wait in line for about five minutes before going inside. The night before I had downloaded a self-guided tour from the Louvre's website which showcased the best that the Louvre had to offer. The guide itself proved very fun in it's own right, because it was like a scavenger hunt for amazing works of art.
I really did have a lot of fun, and I'm lucky I had the guide because otherwise most of these things would be pretty hard to find. There are signs everywhere pointing out where the Mona Lisa is (of course), but some things are actually very well hidden. Not on purpose, I suppose. It's just a very very very massive place.
The tour took me about 45 minutes, and I spent the rest of my time just wandering until my legs got tired. There were three different wings, I think, although a few were interconnected.
I did a little Christmas shopping when I got done, and as I left I saw that the line had increased exponentially. I was very luck, I suppose, because I hadn't even arrived very early, just 1:00 in the afternoon. Maybe the museum crowd is different in Europe.
The one comment I will make is I can understand why the Mona Lisa is so disappointing for so many people. When you get to the room, it's mobbed by a large crowd of people trying to get the perfect picture of it. Which is really silly, if you think about it. I almost got taken out by an angry mother who was bull-rushing her soon to the front. But it wasn't disappointing, per se. It's still really cool.
Here are the pictures of things that were famous/I found interesting:
Ian
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| Underneath the ground |
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| Some broken statue |
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| Just amazing. |
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| Mob of people. |
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| It's huge! |
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| I need to get one of these hats. |
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| View from upstairs. |
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