The Louvre and Versailles all in one day...oh my

WOW, what a day!!!  Yesterday we took in the Lourve in the morning and Versailles in the afternoon.  The Louvre was amazing and so much to see...of course, I just really wanted to see a few things and I could've been done.  I'm not sure how many statues and paintings one can really see and appreciate in one day.  Well, I take that back.  I DID appreciate all of them and walked around most of the day with my jaw to the floor over what I was before my eyes.

When you're on a Viking cruise, you're taken care of very well.  We had preopening Lourve tickets so we were admitted before all of the "commoners" showed up.  

The inverted pyramid on the inside of the Lourve.  Below is one of the actual Sphinx 

I wish I had something in front of it to put the size in perspective.

Same with the Venus her/him self.  Venus is actually a hermaphidite with female breasts and male private parts.  That's why the face is indistinguishable.  Here is the front an back of Venus

Of couse you can't go to the Louvre without seeing the Winged Victory, which is used in ad campaigns such as Nike  and the recognizable hood ornament from Royls Royce.

The Last Supper is as large as a very large room.  That's my group, 4B!!

My last picture for you is of the smiling lady herself.....yes, I AM in the front row, thanks to Viking and the early admittance.

There are, of course, many, many more important and equally priceless works of art, but these are the ones I really needed to see.

The Palace of Versailles was beyond gigantic.  The Palace is ittself is crazy large, but the gardens were even more large.  I wish we would have had less time in the Palace and more time to stroll through the gardens.  Once again, if my daughter in law ever needs a job, I know where she can apply!

See way out at the end of the far away "pond"???  That's just one side of the gardens!

Here is another direction.

My personal favorite, was the Queen's garden, but I was so busy looking at the beautiful soft pink flowers of all varieties that I didn't get a picture so you'll just have to take my word for it that in my opinion, it was the best.

On the way out of the Louvre I purchased a few things from the Crown Jewel collection.  One for Cami, one for Shannon, one for Elizabeth and one for Ava May....I hope you like them!

I hope you like them!  Shannon, the crown is yours, I hope you'll wear it everyday (LOLOLOLOL!!) Cami's is the emerald necklace and earrings to match her yes, and Elizabeth gets the blue sapphire and diamons, because she deserves a tiara, and last but not least, for Ava May, my precious, pricelss granddaughter, gets the largest diamond in France.

I'm on the chunnel right now and almost to London.  More to come.

PS.  I also took a picture of Raphaell, Josh's favorite ninga turtel, however he didn't quite look the same so I'm not posting it.

Love you all!!!