Chapelle Saint-Rémy aux Quinze Vingt

I got to the market around noon. Enough time to grab an omelette before my 2:30 ticket for the Louvre. Or so I thought. Arrived at 2, only to get pushed into a long line. Stood there for awhile, thinking about it. Long line to pass security, once we started moving. The. Another to get to the entrances. Then the massive crowd inside, to get past, to get to the Egyptian rooms. After 5 minutes of standing there, I left. If I’d never seen the Louvre before, I would have suffered through. But—the Louvre has sucked all the joy out of a visit. Oh well. Off to Place Colette to have a glass of wine and look at my favorite metro entrance. :-)

By the way, the Seine is running fast and very very high right now.Read more