tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post1869761815696821295..comments2024-03-29T07:26:22.380-04:00Comments on The Marmelade Gypsy: A Day at the LouvreJeaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-26065148208461163132012-06-18T02:09:42.567-04:002012-06-18T02:09:42.567-04:00Hi,
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Is this something you'd be open to?<br /><br />Also if you have some other sites just send them over and we might be interested in doing a sponsored post on there as well! <br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />Vanessa<br />nissansb@acuramail.comVanessanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-12093305177517359502012-06-17T19:35:59.151-04:002012-06-17T19:35:59.151-04:00I especially like the well known Anne of Cleves......I especially like the well known Anne of Cleves...would love to see the original, and the last portrait of that sad looking girl. I have been to Kleve in Germany, where Anne of Cleves is from, just a short bike ride from my dad's hometown in Holland.joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17545344280343271652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-21577924294189538092012-06-16T11:44:17.022-04:002012-06-16T11:44:17.022-04:00I had to grin when I read this post. Of course ar...I had to grin when I read this post. Of course art museums are my favorite places. But, I really grinned when I saw you taking pictures of people and their sketchbooks. I do that in every museum I visit.Relyn Lawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01389583730002062714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-37140755096968512732012-06-14T09:40:21.653-04:002012-06-14T09:40:21.653-04:00Ah, the Louvre... dream come true is so many ways....Ah, the Louvre... dream come true is so many ways... This was wonderful to see, Jeanie! But that is the "problem," isn't it... these GIANT museums are almost too much in one go. There massive museums on the one hand are good ideas, but when people are shuffling around like cattle and not really taking it all in, then I wonder... Still art is art, and we go to see it. And so glad you shared this with us! :o) ((HUGS))Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09179096002434748927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-40665906530283445092012-06-14T05:01:05.310-04:002012-06-14T05:01:05.310-04:00Many just run there for a photo of Mona Lisa ... b...Many just run there for a photo of Mona Lisa ... but you did it differently and discovered the other da Vinci paintings, Vermeer... and the Napoleon III appartments! Good! <br /><br />When you live in Paris, as I do, it's worthwhile to take an annual "Louvre friends" subscription. Unlimited number of visits and special entrances without waiting lines. ... and I think the best is to go there late evenings (Wednesday and Friday). <br /><br />I'm somehow surprised that they still allow you to take photos at the Louvre. For how long? (Not possible at the Orsay museum anymore.)PeterParishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09694538476960957295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-56901309351783531312012-06-13T23:02:02.878-04:002012-06-13T23:02:02.878-04:00ooo I Love art too AND your post...how nice they a...ooo I Love art too AND your post...how nice they allow photos in the Louvre!<br />oxo~*~Patty Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03953758102509632020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-62421394438534667012012-06-13T22:57:46.645-04:002012-06-13T22:57:46.645-04:00Your pictures brought back wonderful memories. The...Your pictures brought back wonderful memories. The crowds you found would have made the experience much more ambivalent for me as well; still, the Louvre will always be one of my favorite places... a lifetime of beauty to explore.annohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05102616203481686227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-84884845260474502942012-06-13T22:49:19.013-04:002012-06-13T22:49:19.013-04:00We almost skipped the Louvre because we had been w...We almost skipped the Louvre because we had been warned of the line. Instead we jumped on the bus and headed out - quite unlike us actually. We walked right in. No lines were in sight. <br /><br />We got totally lost and saw things that we never would have seen if we hadn't gotten lost. We saw Napoleon's apartments. Aren't they amazing? <br /><br />When we got to Mona Lisa, we saw the huge crowds. One of my favorite memories is of my ex-football player husband, using all of his junior high social skills to shove me to the front. (I decided not to be embarrassed by his determination for me to have a good view.) He held me squarely by the shoulders until I got the photo I wanted and then we retreated. <br /><br />We also saw that fabulous room of Rubens. Wasn't it truly a treasure? I wonder why others sort of ignore it. <br /><br />I know what you mean about the glazing over. We left when we got tired because just how much can you take in for one day?Sally Wesselyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470453773515491625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-61104658873098092722012-06-13T14:25:49.424-04:002012-06-13T14:25:49.424-04:00I've been to the Louvre several times - loved ...I've been to the Louvre several times - loved every minute of it. Don't you just love, love, love France?!The Artful Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01039109515963974739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-23505294117152047472012-06-13T10:40:48.203-04:002012-06-13T10:40:48.203-04:00I'm sorry you didn't have a very enjoyable...I'm sorry you didn't have a very enjoyable experience, though it's understandable with all the lines.Torizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04965005679599352165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-22277468435401456712012-06-13T07:46:42.267-04:002012-06-13T07:46:42.267-04:00I was totally overwhelmed by the Louvre. It was j...I was totally overwhelmed by the Louvre. It was just too much for me. I was there for maybe an hour so I really did not see much... which I was ok with. That's why I like the Paris Museum Post - I don't feel bad when I just popped in and out of places! It wasn't too crowded when I was there, but the size of the place was just enormous. I am more of an Orsay or Orangerie type of girl! ;)Lisa from Lisa's Yarnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05335500882510597919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-79405517060201547392012-06-13T05:34:26.780-04:002012-06-13T05:34:26.780-04:00It sounds like you saw some wonderful pieces in sp...It sounds like you saw some wonderful pieces in spite of the crowds. Your tips at the end were perfect. How many times do we attend an event and think... I should have brought something to drink or an umbrella or a folding seat. Thinking ahead can change the entire experience. <br /><br />As always, so glad you shared. And what did you think of that controversial pyramid.Bella Rumhttp://culdesacchronicles.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-64720393160948704222012-06-13T01:59:00.045-04:002012-06-13T01:59:00.045-04:00Jeanie,
You know I love all your Paris posts. An...Jeanie, <br /><br />You know I love all your Paris posts. And like you, I have mixed feelings about The Louvre. It's not the art, nor the building, which is magnificent, but ... maybe what tourism, or popularity has done to art. The last time I was in Paris was two years ago. As you mention and recorded here, visiting the Louvre meant I had to fight the crowd. And, I couldn't help but be totally amused by what I saw. This time around, I had a very different view about my experience at The Louvre. If you're interested, <a href="http://rippleeffects.wordpress.com/2010/09/19/art-and-cliche/" rel="nofollow">here's what I thought</a>.Artihttp://rippleeffects.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-49925643894674365882012-06-12T22:25:44.136-04:002012-06-12T22:25:44.136-04:00Just your title was enough to make me drool....A D...Just your title was enough to make me drool....A Day at the Louvre-Wow!<br />You photos are stunning and I hope I get a chance to take advantage of you tips one day soon.Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04810126999695733332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-39346220395551027682012-06-12T15:00:06.644-04:002012-06-12T15:00:06.644-04:00Long, long ago (in 1966) when I went to the Louvre...Long, long ago (in 1966) when I went to the Louvre (before the pyramid), I saw the Mona Lisa and was amazed at how small it is. I also got lost in the Egyptology section.Joanne Huffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759522152058279949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-69813298157071330552012-06-12T13:23:59.729-04:002012-06-12T13:23:59.729-04:00I am impressed by how much of the museum you cover...I am impressed by how much of the museum you covered in one visit. It is overwhelming, but worth a visit once in a lifetime. I think it has taken a couple visits for me to see all of what you saw. Whew!Marilyn Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13115440271615593122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-81768044111181738642012-06-12T10:17:19.241-04:002012-06-12T10:17:19.241-04:00Even before they doubled the floor area, the Louvr...Even before they doubled the floor area, the Louvre was overwhelming. I couldn't believe how they expanded it so much that it's just impossible. Sounds as if the lines are worse than ever, too.Mae Travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13328946930935633113noreply@blogger.com