On this day (Wednesday 29th October) it was very cold in the morning and we did some misty shots of us in front of the Pyramid at the Louvre and, not least, in front of the Chevaux Marly which along with Napoleons appartment (in the picture above) is my favorite places in the Louvre. Besides the Marly horses and Napoleons appartment we also visited the section on Mesopotamic art, a bit of the section on Egypt and large format french paintings and of course Mona Lisa.
I have never experienced the Louvre as crowded at it was this day, but of course it makes a difference that this week was also a school holiday here in France. After the visit we strolled through the Tuilleries and bought sandwiches which we could actually sit outside eating because as the day went by the sun did it’s best to warm up Paris. After that we walked to the Place de Concorde and up the Champs Elysees where we browsed through the Adidas and Nike shops.
Then we went home to change into nicer clothes and left again headed for Champs Elysees for the opening of an exhibition in the Maison du Danemark called Marinus et Marianne. It was satirical pictures made by the arist Marinus for the Magazine Marianne until spring 1940. He manipulated photographies and showed Hitler in very compromising situations, for instance as a ballet dancer. He also made Hitler sit down with Roosevelt to play cards.
After that we went to the area around Les Halles and found Le Diable des Lombards which has the best hot club sandwich I’ve ever had. Okay, maybe second best, I don’t know, there is tough competition from the one at Froggys in Odense, Denmark, but the two are worlds apart and sans comparaison. I recommend them both! Le Diable was decorated for Haloween – it is an American inspired restaurant after all!
I have never experienced the Louvre as crowded at it was this day, but of course it makes a difference that this week was also a school holiday here in France. After the visit we strolled through the Tuilleries and bought sandwiches which we could actually sit outside eating because as the day went by the sun did it’s best to warm up Paris. After that we walked to the Place de Concorde and up the Champs Elysees where we browsed through the Adidas and Nike shops.
Then we went home to change into nicer clothes and left again headed for Champs Elysees for the opening of an exhibition in the Maison du Danemark called Marinus et Marianne. It was satirical pictures made by the arist Marinus for the Magazine Marianne until spring 1940. He manipulated photographies and showed Hitler in very compromising situations, for instance as a ballet dancer. He also made Hitler sit down with Roosevelt to play cards.
After that we went to the area around Les Halles and found Le Diable des Lombards which has the best hot club sandwich I’ve ever had. Okay, maybe second best, I don’t know, there is tough competition from the one at Froggys in Odense, Denmark, but the two are worlds apart and sans comparaison. I recommend them both! Le Diable was decorated for Haloween – it is an American inspired restaurant after all!
