After the awful experience we had with the Parisian train system yesterday, we decided to sleep in today, to rest our bone weary souls and recharge a little, instead of rushing from point to point again.
We set off from the hotel at about 11plus. after a satisfying brunch of Macs, croissants and cup noodles! 1st stop of the day was the Louvre, which we didnt get a chance to visit the week before. After all we had travelled half way around the world, we had to see the Mona Lisa if nothing else!
And what exactly do the girls do in a world renowned museum? Nothing less than monkey business of course!
Kara: Hey Terelle this is blocking our way! *pant pant* im trying to move it...
Terelle: Why dont we just climb over it instead??
Phew! That was some workout! Lets just lie here and watch the world go by for awhile!
All of us were definitely not art aficionados, so most of the sculptures and art displays were lost on us. We basically had just one aim; find Mona Lisa and get out of here! Imagine what a true art connoisseur would think of us - Utter desecration of the world's penultimate art museum!
We had a good laugh over this sculpture though...
Now lets get the measuring tape out so its a fair comparison!
Man in blue: *surreptitiously checking*
Sculptures and more sculptures...*yawn*
Alas, photography was prohibited in front of the Mona Lisa. It wasnt a great loss actually, i think she has been photographed enough already; there are pictures of her everywhere!
I was rather disappointed with the actual painting - she was much smaller than expected, and if u ask me, she didnt really knock my socks off. The painting was dark, she wasnt exactly a beauty and that seemingly beatific smile just seemed to be mocking the viewer. It was as if she was saying "Ha ha came all the way just to see me eh?"
So it was goodbye Louvre after that, dont think we'll be back again in this lifetime!
Us wishing we could take a nap in the stroller too...
Tummies rumbling again, we headed towards a nearby sandwich stand for a quick bite in the Tuileries Garden just next to the Louvre. On the way we caught sight of rows and rows of black and white flags that werent there the 1st time we were here! They must have held some significance for being so stark and devoid of color, however we didnt know who to ask for an explanation.
The girls had fun chasing the pigeons in the gardens while we had our jaw breaking sandwiches, they were so hard i think they would have made a dent in the ground had we thrown them! I was absolutely mortified whenever our jumping, kicking and squealing girls sent a huge flock of pigeons fluttering. Birds are just gross, with their beady eyes and nasty droppings and beaks ever ready to sink into ur flesh... i just abhore them, no doubt about it!
Admiring the Obelisk in the Place de la Concorde
Even the statues echo our sentiments regarding the girls' antics!
Sights on the way to Champs-Elysees
The highlight of the day - shopping along Champs-Elysees! Finally no more boring old and musty museums, hello glitz glamour and plastic money!
This way please!!
Our girls got into the action quickly too!
Louis Vuitton...They start young!
The guide book suggested a tea break in this quaint little cafe called Laduree. Evon and I snuck in while the guys were lost in a sports shop. The cakes were simply adorable, each piece painstakingly handmade with love. But they definitely didnt come cheap! The hubbies were not willing to spend good money popping beautiful cakes down their throats so we had no choice but to just take pictures and drool over them...sigh...
This little boy was drooling over the biscuits that Terelle and Kara were eating so we graciously offered him some!
Mummy!! Stop giving away my biscuits!
Satisfied with our buys, we all trooped back to the hotel. And what better way to end the day than with piping hot chinese food? Back to the trusty old Chinese restaurant!
And here's Terelle looking out for Kara, she's helping her with her bad hair day!
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