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It's impossible to overstate how cheap this is, but I think you have to actually go The Louvre to understand that. It's enormous. (In comparison Versaille is a
by troupo 11mo ago
It's impossible to overstate how cheap this is, but I think you have to actually go The Louvre to understand that. It's enormous.
(In comparison Versaille is absolute bullshit that everyone should just skip. IMO).
- ebiester 11mo agoI really enjoyed the garden there - we spent hours happily. And we don't have a lot of palaces where I'm from. And I didn't really enjoy the Louvre, especially compared to Musée d'Orsay and Centre Pompidou.
- karmakurtisaani 11mo agoLouvre get sort of boring, since the time period they cover stops at the time when art gets more and more interesting (mid 1800s). Before that every painting is basically Jesus or boobs. Still well worth a visit definitely.
- orwin 11mo agoBut then you have all the Egyptian wing no?
- karmakurtisaani 11mo agoYep, lots of stuff from different periods until the 1800s. Interesting, but surprisingly kind of repetitive.
- troupo 11mo agoThis year they made a brilliant thing: they put haute couture one-off fashion items on display throughout the royal wing. Who knew Loubutin and Alexander MacQueen shoes or Dior and Gucci handbags would feel so absolutely natural among the dresses and tapestries and jewellery :)
- troupo 11mo ago> especially compared to Musée d'Orsay and Centre Pompidou. Next time on my list, definitely.
- kccqzy 11mo agoYeah I made that mistake when visiting Paris for the first time: budgeted half a day for the Louvre and an entire day for Versailles. Should the other way around or as you say, skip the Versailles.
- throw-the-towel 11mo agoAs far as French palaces go, I liked Fontainebleau way more.
- stackedinserter 11mo agoTBH the most interesting thing in Louvre is that crowd in front of Mona Lisa, which is an art performance by itself.
- troupo 11mo agoAnd best thing is? It's interactive! You can be a part of the performance, too :)
- brandall10 11mo agoI had idea that was a 'thing' in the Louvre when a went a couple years back. Was wild competing for space at the front of the line with a half dozen kids taking selfies.
- brandall10 11mo agoI dunno... I really enjoyed walking through the Hall of Mirrors. Obviously that experience alone is no where near the entirety of the Louvre, and I wouldn't suggest heading out to Versailles if you're only in Paris for say a 5 day trip, but I'm glad I went on my 11 day trip a couple years back.
- troupo 11mo agoWe somehow managed to get to it with relatively few people. The rest was 100 people per square centimeter, multiple tourist groups fighting for the same spots, more crowded than a Tokyo subway in peak hour. Though I've heard it's much better if you manage to get there at opening time.