Wednesday, 15 April 2009

Trip to France - Musée du Loure (卢浮宫博物馆) Part 2

Opening time, 9:00am to 6:00pm
Every Wednesdays and Friday, 9:00am to 10:00pm

Full Ticket = € 9.00
FREE entrance for everybody on the first Sunday of every month and who under 18s.
Under 26 can enter free every Friday after 6pm.

The only complaint is they don't have Mandarin audio guide. Some of the museums have!! This world's famous museum don't have :(

Luckily they have "museum plan and information" in Mandarin, but as you can see below is sponsored by China (中国人民共和国国务院新闻办公室). I didn't see any sponsor words in English version, I was wondering izzit they don't have Mandarin version before until sponsored by China? Why the museum can't provide the Mandarin version, and have to sponsor by China (means used our Chinese money)???




3 things you MUST see in this museum, and of course you will see a crowd in front of them.

First: Mona Lisa (蒙娜丽莎的微笑)


I was trying very hard (see the picture below) squeezed myself to in front of the Mona Lisa to take above photo :P Only a few painting covered with glass, Mona Lisa is one of the few.



Second: The Winged Vistory of Samothrace (萨摩屈拉克胜利女神)


It was so hard to get the following picture!! As you can see the crowd from the picture above.


Third: Aphrodite aka Vénus de Milo (阿芙罗蒂特 又称 米罗岛的维纳斯)


The following is the statues at under the pyramid.




Sent this postcard to myself from the post office inside the museum. (After I received, feel like not really like the view of this postcard :P)


Bought this 24 pcs collection postcards of some of the paintings and sculptures in the museum for my postcard collection.


p/s: I didn't follow the trail of The Da Vinci's Code. I read the book YEARS ago, I really can't remember the full story.

17 messages from you:

Somewhere in Singapore said...

Thanks for sharing...

fufu said...

yeah nice!! i only hung around the museum... will definitely see mona lisa and go up the eiffel tower the next time i go to paris =p

Akira 思胜 said...

Wah, so many people ah?

Agnes said...

thanks for sharing all the tips!!

Calvin Soo KJ said...

good tips. thanks kikey. btw, how long will you there??

khengsiong said...

Big crowd... but not sure how many of them really appreciate arts, haha... Most people go to see Mona Lisa because it's famous, not because they like it...

Borneo Falcon said...

You forgot another tip, always speak a few foreign language of the respective European countries. To show respect to the French, I learn a few sentences, Bonjour, Parlez-vous Anglais?, Merci

By the way, are the drivers in Paris still that rude? :)

Dragon said...

how u get that photo? is it all queuing up and waiting ti take the photo one by one? but u manage to take it! nice nice!!

chrisau said...

thanks kikey.....anyway, dun think backpacking is for me.. haha...i will probably follow the tour.

chyeli said...

wow, u ben really brave u know.. and i determine to do something like this soon.. just haven find enough courage.. but i will surely wanna be a part of back packing.. mayb a year or 2 i will start.. =)

Pete said...

Woo, nice place, hope to see the famous paintings in person one day! Take care, enjoy your travel!

Xiao-Kia said...

Thx for shairng. Last few weeks they said want to come Malaysia but at the end cancel... :( I hope I can see this real pic as well.

jasperjugan said...

wow! the place gets too crowded eh?

Jesse Tan said...

Wow, nice pics, thanks for sharing the tips....hva nice trips

Shingo said...

I actually fell asleep when I was sitting on a chair in one of the France museums.

On a side note, do a count of the number of photos you posted with you in it, posing with a victory sign.

You need to add a few more poses. Instead of V sign, try doing the other alphabets with your hands (kidding).

Not trying to be sarcastic, just a sharp observation I thought I can make to enhance your photos. ^_^

Ashley said...

听说那边的人不喜欢说英语的人?
两个问路的人:问英语的,他们答不知道;
问不是其他语言的,他们会乐意相助。
有此事吗?

昕倩 said...

really crowded wow..but is the orginal painting of Mona Lisa? fantastic , unbelievable !

mark mark mark !