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From The Louvre

September 3, 2006 -

I'm actually at a kiosk in the Louvre right now. I've got a lot to say, but it will have to wait til I get back.

Comments on From The Louvre
 
Comment Tue, September 5 - 6:51 PM by tagger`
Well hell, guy, you ARE in France!

When in Rome . . .

(you shoot Roman candles)

:-)

 
Comment Mon, September 4 - 2:35 PM by Greg
Now i'm on a laptop at the hotel, using wifi. This is a crazy AZERTY keyboard, and I can't find any of the letters I need.

Off to the Eiffel tower!
 
Comment Sun, September 3 - 6:52 PM by pmd
I hope you saw the Nike...

but you can skip the Adidas. :)
 
Comment Thu, September 7 - 5:00 PM by Greg
Winged Victory (which I've never heard called Nike) was actually Linda's favorite - I just think it's amazing how old it is.

But a lot of what I saw just didn't impress me. I saw Venus Di Milo (sic?) and thought "what's the big deal?" I was a bit awestruck to be ten feet from the Mona Lisa though - it's just so iconic.

A lot of the paintings that really did impress me looked like photographs - actually better, because the artists could create detail and shading instead of being constrained by what actually existed. There was one I could've sworn was actually 3-dimensional until I got close.
 
Comment Thu, September 7 - 8:26 PM by pmd
Nike pretty much means Victory... I guess the wings are implied. I suppose if it wasn't for this post, you would have told me about this statue Linda liked and I would have told you about the Nike and we both wouldn't have known Hesperus is Phosphorus.