A sleep in on Saturday all the way to 8am (yes that feels like a sleep in when you are used to getting up at 6.30am), before heading off to be ‘cultured’ (or at least pretend to be) at the Louvre. You’ll see by some of our photos that we failed on taking in the full cultural aspect, but I thought we made a pretty good effort…

The entrance to the Louvre is under a great big glass pyramid which, although not in keeping with the rest of the building looks fantastic. There are also a number of smaller pyramids and an inverted pyramid (though we didn’t find that until right at the end). Those that have read Dan Brown’s ‘The Da Vinci Code’ will have heard of these pyramids, and throughout our journey through the Louvre we were trying to piece together the visuals with things that are explained in the book. Those that haven’t read it – definitely a book I’d recommend.

We descended the staircase under the giant pyramid and upon picking up the map, and looking at the building, it didn’t take long to discover that we were going to have to prioritise otherwise we would be there for weeks!!! Luckily for us budding art-buffs, the map featured all the highlights, so we decided to try and cover most of the museum just hitting the main points along the way. Not having the patience for waiting the 1.5hrs until the next tour, we went with the Audio Guide option (you’ve all seen them) and ended up being highly informed throughout our travels.

The big highlight was getting to see the most famous lady in the world up close and personal. Well not really up close (about 3 meters), but if you are going I would recommend getting there early as by the time we left the Louvre at lunchtime the cues were quite big. Aaron decided that while all the Japanese tourists were ignoring the ‘No photos’ sign that it wasn’t beneath him to ignore it either. (Aaron – There maybe thousands of photos of the Mona Lisa, but this one is mine)

My favourite bits were the sculptures gallery (I find sculptures more interesting than paintings) and the Mesopotamia section. We also found the ceilings were just as if not more impressive than any of the art.

Aaron - You all know this statue (Venus de Milo), but did you know she had builder cleavage.