The Louvre was overrun with school children today, but I still managed to take in a fantastic general tour of this enormous art museum. Saw the sculptures Winged Victory and Venus de Milo and the paintings Liberty and the Mona Lisa. The tour guide was excellent and I learned a lot about art -- one of my favorite things to do. The tour also took us to the original medieval fortress upon which Le Louvre was eventually built. We walked through what once was a moat surrounding the fortress.
It is very cold in Paris today. I'm guessing in the 40s and it's misty and windy. I was going to walk along the Seine but it was too blustery.
My friend Larry is quite the host. Last night he fixed Confit de Canard, a perfectly delicious duck dish, with pan roasted potatoes, hericots verts wrapped in bacon, and for dessert -- a square of soft chocolate swimming in a sweet cream sauce. Larry said I could lick the plate, but I resisted. Just scraped it clean with a spoon. Yum.
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