Have you been to The Louvre?

United States
December 22, 2006 8:37pm CST
I lived in Germany for 4 years and in that time we traveled all over Europe. We spent an entire day at The Louvre in France. It was so overwhelming, but such an amazing experience. Has anyone else been?
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@naette (26)
• Denmark
22 Jan 09
Yes I'd been there with my friends and were lucky enough that admission was free when we went there. It was such a memorable experience seeing Mona Lisa. =)
@Anakata2007 (1785)
• Canada
3 Mar 07
yes OMG I loved it! I can't beleive I almost wasnt' going to go! I am not really into art, or so I thought, but it was the most exciting 4 hours of my life. I was moved to tears.
• United States
23 Dec 06
Yes my husband was stationed in Fischbach, Germany in the early 70's and we lived there for 26 months. We also traveled as much as we possibly could and one of our stops was Paris. We went to the Louvre, road the boat down the Seine River, the whole thing! My husband liked the Louvre, but I got a little spooked when we got into the part where they had the Egytian Tomb stuff, I don't like close places, and all I want to do is get out of that building and it took forever to find a way out! I was as sick as a dog by the time I found a way out! That is one long building!
@Idefix72 (502)
• Italy
5 Jan 07
neverseen.. but i've so many things to see here in Italy :-)
• United States
23 Dec 06
No I haven't but I dream of going there one day.You are really lucky to have gone.One day I plan on me and my husband going.But I don't think I could spend one day there,I would probably have to spend three days there.I know you wanted to hear from people who have gone,I just felt the need to proclaim my envy.And I would actually really like to go to Germany too.It sounds like you are a lot better traveled than a lot of people around my small little town in the south.Next time you go take me too,okay:)
• United States
21 Feb 07
I've been to the Louvre three times in the course of my life, and still have yet to see the entirety of what the building has to offer! I'm not an avid art enthusiast and am not well-versed in various styles and artists, however I thoroughly enjoyed the museum. I particularly liked the Roman and Greek statue/sculpture section of the Louvre and the Egyptian artifacts (the Sphinx was incredible! I absolutely loved the museum, however I had a couple of mishaps/complaints. First, there aren't exits readily available, it took us forever to find a way out of the Louvre once we had finished! Secondly, it was so crowded and hot during the summer time, because it wasn't well-cooled. Thirdly, the Monalisa was overwhelmingly surrounded by other tourists, which made it very difficult for someone of short stature (myself) to see the painting up close and personal. Other than that, I recommend visiting the museum atleast once in your life, it's a true "must"!