Moaner Lisa!
The time has come for the letter ‘M’ and I’m taking the opportunity to share some more Paris memories with you! You will see that we went to the Louvre if you visit my photo-blog ‘Relentless Optimism’.
It is an amazing but frustrating place. You go down to go in and then find that each level that you go up has levels within it. So it didn’t take us long to be completely confused despite having a map!
Anyway, there was one exhibit that I wanted to see and here she is
Mona Lisa
Now don’t worry – the title is not mis-spelt. I know that she is the Mona Lisa but our visit did produce a few grumbles. There is a barrier around the small painting by Leonardo da Vinci keeping visitors at a reasonable distance so that photos can be taken but some folks insisted on taking their photos then staying then, drooling taking up the best place for a great photo!
Good thing hubby is tall!
Do pop over to Jenny Matlock’s to see some more MMMMmmmms!
The Mona Lisa is such a Marvelous painting…
I’m glad hubby was able to capture this Magnificent photo, despite the other Manner-less visitors…
Great post for the letter “M”!
Thanks for linking.
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I never got to see her when I was there – big frustration and much moaning from me!
she looks cool.
she’s beautiful. I like the think about Michelangelo painting her, and the life of the painting. Then I buy a postcard! {:-Deb
Love the Title of your blog!!
Oh yes, it’s the same way at the Johnson Space Center. They take everyone over on a tram. When you go inside there’s a large glass window and all the tall people stood in the front. I was in the back and then before I could get up to the front it was time to get back on the tram. Frustrating. I haven’t been back.
Ah yes, I totally get the moaner Lisa thing… I was so disappointed when I saw her at the Louvre. Super crowded, can’t get close and the painting is so much smaller than I imagined. Mona might be like so many other celebs these days…better seen from a distance. 🙂
I remember walking miles to get to the Mona Lisa and then trying, amidst a million other tourists, to see her from different angles because someone once told me her eyes look at you from any angle. I can’t remember to verdict on my experiment.
I was very disappointed when I saw the real Mona Lisa ! She looks much better on photos (probably photoshopped, lol )
Yeah, I have also seen the Mona Lisa,in the Louvre, but it’s in a glass case. No complaints, except for not enough time!
I remember the same frustration, you need to be there really early or to just get lucky with your timing. Great place though, I loved the Egyptology. For art though I preferred the Musee D’orsay.
Gilly is the Musee D’orsay the one that used to be called the (not sure of the spelling—j’eau de pahm impressionist museum?) If so, I agree. I loved that place—and the scale was more manageable, too!
I don’t know that name Kate but it used to be a train station!