Yesterday I was looking forward to getting home, but today I realize how much I haven't seen and how much I will miss. I didn't buy a museum pass and couldn't bring myself to stand in long lines at museums. Maybe next time, and there are no shortage of things to do without lines. In 1977 there were no lines. We walked right into the Louvre. We walked right up to the Mona Lisa. Ok, maybe my memory has colored things a bit. We easily joined the crowd around the Mona Lisa. And the Pompidou? It was new. It opened in 1977. It hasn't worn well with age.
Last night I turned the wrong way out of the Metro station on my way to a restaurant that was highly recommended by a friend. I caught my mistake when the vista opened to my right and there stood the beautiful-at-night Eiffel Tower. So close. The lights on the tower are stunning, and from this side there were no crowds. No good photo ops though because of construction. Yesterday's wrong turns led me through the classic buildings of the Sorbonne. Today is my one last day for wrong turns.
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