tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865814823931525026.post2048881371040999849..comments2024-03-14T02:33:32.891-05:00Comments on Paris Through My Lens: Louvre Traffic JamVirginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01152464973355194995noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865814823931525026.post-65040012533674269142014-08-20T20:46:08.423-05:002014-08-20T20:46:08.423-05:00The Winged Victory is just back after being out fo...The Winged Victory is just back after being out for nearly a year. I would love to know what people think about the restoration work.....Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03626044577092153571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865814823931525026.post-33153997368428779942014-08-17T08:10:32.042-05:002014-08-17T08:10:32.042-05:00Wed. and Friday nights till 10. YOu were correct V...Wed. and Friday nights till 10. YOu were correct Vreni and I will add to my text.<br />Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01152464973355194995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865814823931525026.post-41416636680209787102014-08-17T05:55:31.356-05:002014-08-17T05:55:31.356-05:00Vreni and Sara are so right—timing is everything. ...Vreni and Sara are so right—timing is everything. But a lot of these people in the photo won't even turn around to see the epic masterpiece on the opposite wall: Veronese's "Wedding Feast at Cana." Dommage!Alexahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03620873522996260383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865814823931525026.post-17378248003492035262014-08-16T21:07:44.832-05:002014-08-16T21:07:44.832-05:00Isn't that the truth! I was at the Hermitage ...Isn't that the truth! I was at the Hermitage in St. Petersburg in June and the crowds were exactly like this. It was difficult to see any of the artwork as closely as I like.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323811980627840654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865814823931525026.post-75908217701370267062014-08-16T19:35:32.222-05:002014-08-16T19:35:32.222-05:00Thank you Sara and Vreni for those tips. I thought...Thank you Sara and Vreni for those tips. I thought that the Louvre was open late on Thursday evenings so it looks like I need to research that. Sara, the new exhibit there is something we all needed to know. Merci.<br />VVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01152464973355194995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865814823931525026.post-26879881406435819962014-08-16T10:52:13.460-05:002014-08-16T10:52:13.460-05:00That's rather an overwhelming amount of a crow...That's rather an overwhelming amount of a crowd.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865814823931525026.post-28631616955137929552014-08-16T08:58:48.315-05:002014-08-16T08:58:48.315-05:00That is exactly what it looked like when I was the...That is exactly what it looked like when I was there last month. I did manage to get to the front and get some decent pictures though.Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10737705457021667861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865814823931525026.post-1186440048238929802014-08-16T08:55:19.971-05:002014-08-16T08:55:19.971-05:00We were lucky too Virginia, went really early befo...We were lucky too Virginia, went really early before the night owls were up :) that's quite a crowd there.. horrible!PerthDailyPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077053209100022305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865814823931525026.post-45632999655853856612014-08-16T07:44:17.771-05:002014-08-16T07:44:17.771-05:00I must have lucky the time I visited, right after ...I must have lucky the time I visited, right after the museum opened. I was the only one in the room (except for the guards)--not that impressed. I enjoyed the other works by Leonardo and the quattrocento Italian religious paintings much more!Stephanie A. Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14796489639420491857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865814823931525026.post-62995732869410404752014-08-16T06:10:04.007-05:002014-08-16T06:10:04.007-05:00I agree that the Mona Lisa is quite hyped-up and o...I agree that the Mona Lisa is quite hyped-up and overcrowded. Yet I understand when my guests visiting Paris want to go see it because I remember myself as a tourist feeling the need to see it (and I always love the Raphael and DaVinci paintings in that grand hallway on the way to see her. I do recommend the newly opened rooms in the "De Louis XIV à Louis XVI" collection - beautiful rooms to walk through in the Louvre!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01648125724475111816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865814823931525026.post-73453229632422283792014-08-16T04:38:39.901-05:002014-08-16T04:38:39.901-05:00I prefer to visit the Louvre on Wednesday or Frida...I prefer to visit the Louvre on Wednesday or Friday evening when it's open until 08:45 p.m. Usually during the "nocturne" you can see Mona Lisa without any "traffic jam".Vrenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13784347752465778231noreply@blogger.com