{"id":738,"date":"2019-07-05T18:36:46","date_gmt":"2019-07-05T18:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/travel\/?p=738"},"modified":"2025-06-02T16:51:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T16:51:44","slug":"paris-i-louvre-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/travel\/2019\/07\/05\/paris-i-louvre-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Paris, I Louvre you"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today was my last day in Paris and the last day of my trip. Tomorrow I head home to Cape Town! It has been a wonderful holiday! I have been so spoilt to have seen all the amazing places I did.<\/p>\n

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This morning I went to the Louvre. Such a huge building with so many things to see. I started with the Mona Lisa before all the crowds came.<\/p>\n

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There was a lot of construction and restoration happening so there were also a few exhibits I didn’t get to see. The one I was really looking forward to was the Egyptian exhibition but typically it is closed on a Friday which I wasn’t aware of. I went through the Greek Antiquities and saw The Venus de Milo as well as The Winged Victory of Samothrace.<\/p>\n

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The Roman Antiquities room had so many Roman sculptures. The Louvre also houses 2 of Michelangelo’s sculptures. I was able to see some of Leonardo de Vinci’s paintings too.<\/p>\n

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The ceiling artwork is also amazing and so well done. It was wonderful walking around the Louvre and seeing such a lot of history from many years ago.<\/p>\n

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After that I did a lovely walk through the Tuileries Gardens again. There are a few sculptures that have bullet holes from the war which is absolutely amazing. I then enjoyed a Gelato that was to beautiful to eat.\u00a0They shape it into a flower shape and I just had to add a macaroon. It was scrumptious!<\/p>\n

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After walking around some more I arrived at Place Colette. How cool! This cute little square leads to Palais Royale which has the most amazing gardens.<\/p>\n

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After that I headed to Le Village Royal which is usually the little lane covered with colourful umbrellas but unfortunately they were not up today.<\/p>\n

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I spent the rest of the afternoon wondering the streets of Paris before stopping for an early dinner. All packed and ready to go tomorrow. Over 27 000 steps later I think it is safe to say I walked Paris. Tonight I enjoyed a lovely glass of wine and a delicious French chocolate eclair. What a way to end my trip.<\/p>\n

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I hope you enjoyed reading my blogs and sharing this amazing journey with me. It has been an absolute blast and I look forward to doing it again sometime. Until then goodbye, ciao, dovidenja, nasvidenje, ahoj, auf wiedersehen, vaarwel and au revoir!<\/p>\n

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