Cold, dark, and lonely, that's how I
would describe Paris at 5 AM the day after Christmas. It was nice, however, as
I retraced our steps from the previous day without the crowds of people. I
truly enjoyed the solitude and the time to carefully look at the magnificent
architecture and fantastic cityscape. Unfortunately, at that time of day the Tuileries
Gardens were locked. I breezed by the Place Vendôme, another strike, as the column
was covered during repairs. Nonetheless,
I had a great jog past ornate churches and through the quiet streets.
As noted previously, Paris conducts
business as normal on Christmas day. December 26 was a full on mad house.
Shannan and I arrived at the Musee du Louvre forty-five minutes prior to
opening time. Many others arrived even earlier. We waited just shy of an hour
before entering the world famous museum. Side note, Paris may well keep going
on holidays, but they sure don't get started early. We could not find a cafe in
our area that opened before 8:00am, sans
the great American Ambassador of fast food, McDonald's. Luckily we caught onto
the late rising concept early and purchased croissants and muffins the previous
evening.
Our pre-purchased breakfast served
us well while standing in line. Once inside we toured the museum for nine
hours. After all that time, I already have a long list of pieces we missed. It
looks like another trip to the Louvre is in our future.
Get going early. Run.
Tom
Tom
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