This morning I visited the Louvre and for the first 30 minutes I had the entire section on objets d’art from Mesopotamia all to myself. Actually the Louvre is usually only crowded if you keep to the most known sections. My impression of this section was very mixed. On the one hand there were amazing objects like the one in the picture above. On the other there is a lot of small objects that I don't find very interesting. At least not in the amount that they're there - such as jewellery, small figures etc. I would recommend going through this section very selectively. But definitely don't skip it if you have time for multiple visits to the Louvre.
Actually the visit made me think about how many things from ancient times are preserved for the future. In our buy-and-discard society I guess not much will be preserved for future generations to appreciate. I think it will be hard in the future to facilitate the same kind of look into the past that we have the opportunity for now.
After todays visit I went shopping. Actually I went to shop for work clothes, but instead I found a nice and comfy green sweater, so I will have to go shopping for work clothes another time. I found it in the ground floor in Bazar Hôtel de Ville (BHV), which is actually not my favorite place for clothes shopping, but still sometimes you stumble upon something great. But the section with women's clothing is not very well ordered, but it’s so easy to pop in there after a visit to the Louvre or after work since it’s just two metro stops before my appartment. I also finally found a nice time planner, which is essential, as I have to write down my meetings for work, since I sometimes have to go directly to a meeting in the OECD instead of going to my office at the Danish Embassy in the morning. One more thing to tick of the list. When you move abroad you find that there are always lots of things you need and that you don’t have, which means you spend a ridiculously large amount of money. In Berlin I had the advantage of everything being much cheaper then in Denmark, but here in Paris it’s about the same price level. Except for the rent which is much more expensive!
In the book section of BHV I found the Petit Prince in french. I have never read it before and I guess my french level will allow me to be able to understand most of it. I also couldn’t resist buying Rosseaus Du Contrat Social. Now that will be a bit more of challenge, but then again I know the book, so I guess it will not be completely impossible. After all I thrive on challenges!
After todays visit I went shopping. Actually I went to shop for work clothes, but instead I found a nice and comfy green sweater, so I will have to go shopping for work clothes another time. I found it in the ground floor in Bazar Hôtel de Ville (BHV), which is actually not my favorite place for clothes shopping, but still sometimes you stumble upon something great. But the section with women's clothing is not very well ordered, but it’s so easy to pop in there after a visit to the Louvre or after work since it’s just two metro stops before my appartment. I also finally found a nice time planner, which is essential, as I have to write down my meetings for work, since I sometimes have to go directly to a meeting in the OECD instead of going to my office at the Danish Embassy in the morning. One more thing to tick of the list. When you move abroad you find that there are always lots of things you need and that you don’t have, which means you spend a ridiculously large amount of money. In Berlin I had the advantage of everything being much cheaper then in Denmark, but here in Paris it’s about the same price level. Except for the rent which is much more expensive!
In the book section of BHV I found the Petit Prince in french. I have never read it before and I guess my french level will allow me to be able to understand most of it. I also couldn’t resist buying Rosseaus Du Contrat Social. Now that will be a bit more of challenge, but then again I know the book, so I guess it will not be completely impossible. After all I thrive on challenges!
