Day 10: The Louvre and shopping

We did a “highlights” tour of the Louvre this morning (thanks to Rick Steeves). 
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Sketching was done. https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1e-8reGGXxhTDlC4j_quKJgge08fF1uIL
Some of us were relaxed. 
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Photos were taken. 
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We did *not* wait in this line to get up close to the Mona Lisa. 
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Charlotte refused to re-enact Les Mis with me. 
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After the museum, we visited E. Dehillerin but did * not* buy a full set of copper pans. 
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Or a ladle as big as Charlotte’s head. 
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And we made a stop at the cutest yarn shop ever. 
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And finally, lunch. 
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After that, a swing through Galeries Lafayette — so fancy!
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And we took the Metro back to our hotel for some air conditioning. Did I mention that it was well into the 90s today? Whew!https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=19OD272UtndlfncsK5aW86uqT7smg6a49
We all got a little rest in the air conditioning, and then had a most delightful dinner at Le Petit Prince near our hotel. Charlotte’s dessert unfortunately caught fire. 

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We fly home tomorrow. What a trip we’ve had!

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