Days 10 and 11

Day 10- We went to the Louvre!!!! It was incredibly exciting, especially after taking Civ in sophomore year. It was really rewarding to walk into the building and actually know the some of the stuff in there. I may have actually flipped a deuce when I saw Winged Victory (on the right), lol. They didn't have Doryphorus on display though (ps- I think I spelled that wrong). But anyway, we had dinner at the Louvre (and I had some really delicious Mediterranean food), and then from there went straight into a tour. I thought it was really, really very interesting. We looked a lot at antiquities, like Mesopotamian art. We looked at Greek and Roman statues as well, such as the Venus of Milo. We didn't get to see the Coronation of Napoleon or the Marie de Medici paintings, so I'm thinking of going back again to do that (it's free if you're under 18). Anyway, i really loved the Louvre a lot.


Check out this really funny pic (do you see the guy?):


Day 11- We visited Chartres Cathedral (which we also learned about in Civ!). It was awesome. It's the best preserved Gothic Cathedral in europe, so it's a pretty big deal. Our tour guide, apparently, is some syndicated specialist on Chartres and is in a lot of guide books, and is also a correspondant for the Times. After taking an hour long tour, we were allowed to eat lunch there and explore the town. It was a fairly small town, but it was very picturesque and quaint. They also had a TON of stores and restaurants. Lots of places to shop and things to do. I bought some really cute heels for 10 euros, which is a really good deal, Ithink. Plus, they had a super cute farmer's market, where I bought a cucumber and some cheese (for my sandwich I'm going to make). I don't really have any pictures of Chartres on my camera because it ran out of battery, but I do have some on my cell phone. I was also thinking of asking my friend to send me the pics she took there. But yeah, i really liked Chartres.

PS- Right now I'm getting free wi-fi from McDonalds I'm holding up the pyramid in the pic on the right, see my finger?!

-Megan