Paris: the rest of the Louvre

Even aside from the Mona Lisa, the Louvre was an exciting visit. I am happy we beat the line... because look at it:

Entering through the glass pyramid:

Our energetic tour guide, Ambrose:

It was nice to have somebody on hand to take photos of us:

This David and Goliath painting was interesting because if you walk around to the other side of it...

...you see the same scene from the opposite angle:

I might not have these details straight, but apparently horses were paraded through this U-shaped ramp (those are not stairs) in this courtyard, and this may have led to the origin of the carousel:

This statue was the inspiration for the Nike swoosh:

Crown jewels:

The Venus de Milo, damaged but beautiful:

Somebody should sculpt these two:

Enjoying the sun (while we had it):

We saw a lot, and that was just the morning's adventure!