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QUALITY FRENCH MANUFACTURED FIBREGLASS SWIMMING POOLS Napoleon III’s apartments at the Louvre Wander the galleries of The Louvre Some people say of the Louvre, a medieval former royal palace turned museum, “I’m not going there, it’s always too crowded”, others say “I must see the Mona Lisa, it’s a Paris No. 1.” I say, go see the Mona Lisa Which once hung in the bathroom of French King Francis I) if you must and accept that there will be crowds in front of the rather small if extraordinary painting, but don’t not go because you think that’s all there is. The Louvre is enormous, and it’s full of utterly amazing things, and I mean full - some 350,000 works of art. Book your tickets in advance and go through the entrance in the Carrousel du Louvre shopping mall beneath the museum, and though it’s not as eye-catching as the pyramid above - you can see that from outside and inside without joining long lines to get in. And, go on a Friday night to avoid crowds, it’s open then until 9.45 pm, and I find if I get there first thing on a Sunday morning it’s always empty (to start with). The Louvre website has a great list of collections, interactive map and downloadable map, so you can look in advance and pinpoint what you want to see, or just wander and discover the many incredible rooms full of priceless treasures from antiquities 7000 BC to Roman artefacts, the French crown jewels and galleries of porcelain, paintings, rooms full of furniture, and Napoleon III’s lavishly decorated apartments from the days when he lived in the Louvre during his tenure as Emperor of France. It’s easy to spend an entire day in the museum, and to make that easy, there are several restaurants and cafés inside! OPERATING THROUGHOUT FRANCE 5 STAR REVIEWS 1 WEEK INSTALLATION OVER 40 POOL MODELS 10 YEAR GUARANTEE (+33) 6 42 50 04 31 www.poolsdirect.online contact@poolsdirect.online www.facebook.com/poolsdirect S I R E T : 9 0 4 9 5 3 9 5 7 0 0 0 1 9 https://frenchcountryadventures.com/ 34 | The Good Life France The Good Life France | 35
