(The first picture is a picture I took from inside, looking out a window; the second is the pyramid from the inside, and the last is the pyramid from the outside)
My first Saturday here, I went to the Louvre. I had always heard that this museum is huge, but wow! I had no idea! I spent a little over 3 hours here, and only covered about a quarter of the museum. I think the statistic is that if you were to look at every piece of art for 30 seconds each, you'd be there for over two weeks straight! Luckily I'll be able to go back often since it's free for people living in France. I spent all my time in the Sully wing. While all of the paintings are gorgeous, half the experience is the building itself! The ceilings and walls, the architecture, everything about it is incredibly ornate and très, très french!
I saw the big three my first visit here- La Jaconde (the Mona Lisa), the Venus de Milo, and the Winged Victo
ry (all accidentally- I just stumbled onto all three). 
These are the most famous pieces in the Louvre, but not my favorites (although the line for the Mona Lisa was ridiculous- which is why I only took a side shot on my way around it).
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