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Subject: [Leica] Paris tips-sites to see?
From: zoeica at mac.com (Chris Williams)
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2011 09:43:46 -0500
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> <3C7C7AC7-2C71-4504-B737-173F9054F398@steveunsworth.co.uk>

Thanks everyone - keep 'em coming!


Chris Williams
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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!
>
>
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