Paris Day 2

Today we headed straight to the Louvre, and spent a good part of the day there. It is an amazing museum - so many wonderful works of art. We hired the audio guides and just concentrated on a few areas - in particular the Northern European art - as we thought we'll see plenty of Italian art later in our trip - though we did fit in the obligatory viewing of Mona Lisa.

In the afternoon we wandered up through the Tuillerie Gardens to the Orangerie to see Monet's water lilies and also a good collection of impressionists. On to la Place de la Concorde and down into the Metro for the trip back to Pigalle - just near our apartment. we've got the hang of the metro now - very easy to use with the swipe card and maps everywhere. Generally only a few minutes wait at most for a train - but they have been crowded. even last night at 11.00 pm on a Tuesday night we couldn't get a seat.

Back to the apartment for some home-cooked pasta and salad, with ingredients bought at the local supermarket, and then a well needed early night.