This was our first attempt to visit the Louvre although it was our first visit to Paris. It's just such a taunting task, not your typical pleasant stroll through an art museum. But since we're leaving France, and who knows when we're coming back to this beautiful country again in the future, we decided it was a must-do. So over a month prior to our last trip to Paris, I booked the tickets to the Louvre online. It was stressful from the beginning. We had to decide the time of the entry 40 days before our actual visit. So pediatric dental visits are not allowed, or any kind of unforeseen events would not take place that day. The upside of it was kids were free admission. LOL...instantly, I felt I made some precious Euro.
The Louvre is such a beautiful piece of architecture, no doubt about it! I just can't get enough of it.
Our entry to the museum was uneventful although it took over 20 mins to just get through the security check, which was a bit of a joke. Three security guys were at work, one of whom asked you to put your packs through the scanner, the 2nd guy sat in front of the screen, supposed to be scanning for any dangerous items like a weapon, but he was dozing off, catching up on his afternoon nap LOL...and the 3rd guy just stood there making sure you grabbed your packs. These jobs would probably be replaced by AI in the future. The kids had a good laugh about that.
Louvre is Louvre. The reputation is there for a reason. It's absolutely massive. One could easily spend an entire day there and not scratch the surface. It turned our kids into art addicts. I had never expected them to be enthusiastic about the arts in the past. Here we were, at the most renowned art museum, they had the patience to read through the descriptions of each art piece. They would look at the sculptures, talk about the piece, and recognize all the gods and goddesses (mostly from reading Rick Riordan's books). They would comment on why the sculpture looked the way it did, and the stories behind it. To be honest, I felt this stuff was a bit out of my league, haha...
This was just one of the two floors of French sculptures.
We only had time to cover one floor.
Napolean III's dining room.
Louvre was his residence when he was the emperor of France.
This entire section was about him (dining, reception, ball room, bedroom,
and an entertaining room etc..)
We had to see her. That was on every visitor's mind.
Please watch the video and prepare yourself in case you want to visit her one day.
I wonder if it would be a different scene if we had visited in the low season?
There she is, teeny tiny,
but attracting people from all over the world
and you get less than 30 secs with her
before the security guys usher you along
These two enjoying "dark" paintings
Levina's more excited about the Crown Jewel Room
The Crown Jewel Room when every single tourist had been kicked out.
We spent over 4 hours at the Louvre, and didn't feel enough at all. I'd definitely go back. Kids were most interested in the sculptures, and we only had time to visit the French sculpture room. There was a room full of Italian sculptures from the renaissance period we didn't get to see. Next time for sure.
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