A parisian day

With no classes on Friday (or Monday for that matter), my weekends are extended, which is great for sightseeing. Yesterday, I made my second visit to the Louvre, finding it most prudent to take one or part of each of the three sections every time I visit. Yesterday, I saw French sculptures, Renaissance art, some of the Mesopotamia collectiong and visited the salles de Napoleon (a personal favorite) once again. Some highlights include: the great statues of the horses of Marly, Hammurabi's code, lots of dishes (Mom, this made me think of you) and some neat medals and coins (Dad) and lots of tapestries. Back to Hammurabi's code... While the cool factor was huge, I sort of thought "so that's it?" When I saw it. I think I was hoping to be able to read it or something, forgetting that it is in some ancient language of which I have no knowledge. It was still great to see it, another surreal parisian experience. Then, I was off to one of the great sights of Paris, Notre Dame, which I loved. Regardless of your religious beliefs, there is something inherently spiritual and moving about Notre Dame that nearly brought me to tears. For dinner, it was moules frites, at Leon per Bizbie's recommendation and then off to my local wine bar for another journey into the wonderful world of French wine. Today, I'm spending the day in Champagne for one of my friend's birthdays.
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