Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks everyone - keep 'em coming! Chris Williams www.zoeicaimages.net www.rebirthworkshops.com 504-231-6261 On Aug 18, 2011, at 9:41 AM, Steve Unsworth wrote: > 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! > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information