We went to the Louvre yesterday. It was a palace and has been converted into a museum. We went towards the Mona Lisa at first just like any other visitor. Taking photographs was prohibited in areas near and around the Mona Lisa. The Mona Lisa has a whole to itself and was a tiny little thing on the wall. It was the star attraction in the room but I couldnt understand why. There was a humongous painting just opposite it which looked atleast a thousand times better. Anyways, after that we went and saw some Roman, Egyptian and Mesopotamian objects, most of which were great. I took lots of great photographs but I’m posting only a few good ones here. Then, we went and saw Napolean’s room which were mind-blowing. We were in the museum for nearly 4 hours but still had a lot more to see. We decided that it was enough and came out. We went to a park opposite it and sat for awhile before continuing to the obelisk which was about a kilometre away from the museum. The obelisk was ‘obtained’ from Egypt and looked pretty okay. We walked around, took pictures and retired for the day.

Photographs, click thumbnails for full size.

^The inverted pyramid under the Louvre.

^Egyptian Sarcophagus^

^The ceiling in the Roman section^

^People in the Egyptian section^

^The book of death^

^One of Napolean’s heavily decorated rooms^

^A building in the park^

^The Eiffel Tower and the obelisk^

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