"Look Mother! NUUUbians!"

Greetings from Paris! I had a bit of a slow start this morning because I stayed up way too late reading the new Dan Brown book. To be honest, it'll probably happen again tonight. I haven't read a book for fun in seven weeks and it is just marvelous to have a new novel.

We went to the Louvre today! I'd been there before three years ago but it's pretty impossible to see and appreciate everything in one visit. We saw wings today that I didn't even know existed. I love art but I wish I knew more about it. The frustrating thing is that I took an art history class about two years ago so I recognized quite a few pieces but I couldn't remember anything about them. Plus all the explanation signs were in French so I barely got the gist of what it was trying to say. So I started playing a game where I tried to guess the subject of the painting since a lot of them depicted mythology or traditional Christian stories. I got pretty good at it near the end.

 Grandma and Aunti Sari

Daddio

 Napoleon III apartments

Mona Lisa

 My favorite thing about French/British architecture is the beautiful ceilings.

The Winged Victory of Samothrace

 Madonna of the Rocks

We came back to the hotel and took a wee nap. And I may have read some more. And then Dad and I went over to the Champs-Elysees avenue. We found some yummy treats and looked through some of the shops. It's amazing how late people stay up over here.

Arc de Triomphe

The end! It was a fun day. I love being with the fam bam.