Parisienne Mob Scene
If you go to Paris, you must go to the Louvre. It's required, we all know that. However, if you go to the Louvre, take a large club or baton to beat back the crowds. Sacre bleu! The Louvre has become a 21st century Woodstock, filled with folks pushing and shoving to see "La Jaconde" et. al. My daughter was shoved so hard in front of the painting, she was in tears -- not over the magnificence of it all, but in pure fright.
With such huge crowds, there is little appreciation for fine art. We were just gulping for air after an hour or so. Thank you, Dan Brown, for making one of the world's finest museums into friggin' Disneyland. (And, yes, I realize the irony of the photo below from yesterday's entry. Ok, ok ...)
Otherwise, all is grand in the City of Lights...
