Today we went over to the Louvre Museum. In the 13th century it was a small fortress and expanded to be a palace in the 1600s. In the late 1700s it became a museum.
The highlights at the Louvre are the Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo. Venus de Milo dates back to 120 BC and discovered on a Greek island in the 1820 and the artist is unknown.
We were there for 4 hours and finally became “museum weary”. Surprisingly, there is a limit to how many nude paintings and sculptures you can look at.
Afterwards., we headed to a streetside cafe to have some cafe au lait. It’s 45 degrees but people are still sitting outside which is cool.
I decided that I must eat “at least” one delicious desert each day while l’m here.
As the 40 year wedding anniversary Paris tour continued, we took a 30 minute walk along the left bank to le vent d’armour restaurant. We passed by Notre Dame cathedral on the way which is across the River Seine.
The restaurant only has 7 tables which made for a nice quiet evening. We were served by a very cordial owner.
At one point as we were looking at the desert menu, Beth said “if you’re in Paris you got to have Crepes Suzette”. The owner overheard her and couldn’t hold back his laugh.
Bonne souirée.