Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/18

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Subject: [Leica] Paris tips-sites to see?
From: lug at steveunsworth.co.uk (Steve Unsworth)
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:41:34 +0100
References: <23116321-6AD8-485A-B78C-8B00A4D70B0E@mac.com> <bb74997ab016362e82a97c7877eb6df3.squirrel@webmail.frozenlight.eu> <BB14AD18-4448-4E97-AEE6-B6F1FCBE47D5@mac.com> <5b3dc591f3677878822e0103ed2e3555.squirrel@webmail.frozenlight.eu> <CAH1UNJ20K=R2RpAyKsqxbpaqFRb7EbMVGsahexwzQCkqfQtOvQ@mail.gmail.com>

The Musee Marmatton is also excellent as I mentioned earlier. As for the 
Louve, don't expect to see it all in one visit is probably the best advice I 
can give <grin>. I used to have a season ticket so I could pop in when ever 
I wanted. The part that sticks in my mind are is the area with the Roman 
funeral portraits from Egypt. These are not stylised, they are obviously 
portraying the original 'sitter'. Wonderful things.

One tip, if the entry in the main pyramid has very long queues, there's 
another entrance in the underground shopping centre near by - 'Carrousel du 
Louvre' - the entrance is on rue de Rivoli on the same side as the Louvre 
itself.

I don't know if it's still the case, but the Louvre used to have free 
admission on the first Sunday of each month. However, this attracted every 
cheapskate in Paris, and the queues were always horrendous. Pay the Euros 
and go on another day.

Steve

On 17 Aug 2011, at 18:42, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:

> Musee d'Orsay - the best collection of modern art (together with MOMA) that
> you can ever hope to find. As for the Louvre, be very focused on what you
> want to see!



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