Maddie and Jacob--The Louvre and the Eiffel Tower

 Hi, this time it is not my mom,  it’s Madeline.   I’m here to write about the Louvre and Jacob will write about the Eiffel Tower.   Anyway, we all left the house at about 11:00 to get in the car and drive to Paris.  Once we got to Paris we parked close to the Eiffel Tower.   As Jacob, Brooke, and Dad walked towards the Eiffel Tower, Mom and I started heading towards the Louvre.

Once we got there, the first thing that we saw was this big pyramid that had a cool design on it.  

Then Mom said, “Okay Maddie, get ready for some long lines.”   Actually the lines weren’t that bad after all.   The security line moved rapidly and there were like 20 places to get your tickets.  Luckily we had a Rick Steve audio guide to lead us through the whole Denon wing in the Louvre.

 First, we went through Greece with all of the statues, Gods, and Goddesses-we even saw “Winged Victory” and “Venus De Milo”.  

Then we saw the Rome section it is practically a copier of Greece.  Next was the Italian- it has lots of paintings and of course the famous Mona Lisa!  

It is not the best in person because it is a lot smaller than you think and there are crowds covering it.  Also in the Italian section there are two statues called the “Slaves” by Michelangelo. After that are the French and the romance sections.  It is all about the kings and queens and there are lots of beautiful paintings.

By then the audio guide ended and we decided to see two more things- the Egyptian section and the medieval section.  In the Egyptian section we saw a sphinx and we went inside a pyramid with drawings on the walls.  

In the medieval section we went inside a dark cave and saw a real dungeon!!! 

I liked how the Louvre was decorated with all of the pictures everywhere including the ceiling!   We ended our day relaxing at the parkJ

         Maddie took up all the space so I’m keeping my part short and sweet.  Right when we got on the Eiffel Tower I started sprinting up it but had to stop like 20 or 30 times to wait for Brooke but we finally made it to the first floor.

            When we made to the second floor we waited in the line for an hour and a half to take the elevator up.  At the top it was cool to see all of Paris and to look down.  There were pictures that showed how the Eiffel looked like back in the day. There was also a room where the showed the guy who made The Eiffel tower. 

            After the Eiffel, we took a mile walk to the park.  At the park Brooke and I had fun doing a really fun log ride rollercoaster. 

Then we found Maddie and mom and went home for some yummy leftovers.