Though nobody of sound mind expects to "do" the Louvre, we set out in that direction, along with half the population of the world. Our Paris Museum Passes saved us some time just getting into the vastness of the museum, and with map in hand we started looking for Greek, Roman, and/or Etruscan antiquities, having enjoyed such artifacts in other places.
Hum. OK, how about any antiquities, since we couldn't make a useful correspondence between the map and the floors and rooms where we seemed to be. It came as a frustrating surprise to us, reasonably good way-finders that we are (especially Dan), that we -- like other groups we saw -- often pointed in opposite directions, neither of us confident of the way. Fortunately, we did not take each other's heads off; this is not me and the head is not Dan's:
Also fortunately, we did find some antiquities. I always like the works that seem as though they could have been created yesterday
and those that feel playful about the natural world
We found plenty of interesting rooms and displays, but it was all serendipitous, like walking in a city with zero street signs, while trying to find what's indicated on the map. Other museums have been more enjoyable.
So we walked. Sainte-Chapelle was as beautiful as we remembered
I had bought tickets for one of those inexpensive concerts largely aimed at tourists, performed by young musicians from conservatories, presented typically in churches. So we crossed the river and went uphill to find the church of Saint Ephrem, then on to the Pantheon for the hour or so before the concert. The building is huge
and the underground crypt goes on forever. I was pleased to find the tomb of Louis Braille.
Earlier in the day, we had seen evidence (the sign says "parking prohibited except for . .") that Paris supports electric vehicles:
On the way home from the concert, we saw a car charging itself . . .
It's a Tesla taxi. In your face, Uber!
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