A Day at the Louvre

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One of the major highlights of My Tour de France was our fast and furious 5 hours at the beautiful Musee du Louvre in Paris.  With 652,300 square feet of exhibition space, 5 floors and 17 wings, the Grand Louvre is one of the most famous museums in the world.  In 2008, more than 8.5 million visitors flocked to this number one ranked museum.     The Louvre contains over 380,000 objects and displays 35,000 works of art.  It is said that if one … [Read more...]

My Tour de France – Paris

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What a whirlwind trip!  France was filled with art museums, plein air painting, touring villages & castles and of course - fresh baked baguettes & croissants with cheese!  We went from Paris to Provence and back again.  I want to share some of my French musings before I write specifically about the art.  My 'tour deFrance' began in Paris. My daughter and I arrived to a wet mid-morning after a direct flight from Salt Lake to Paris de … [Read more...]