Paris 2025 - Around The Louvre
My daughter could easily have a successful career as a specialist travel consultant. She loves - and is extremely good at - planning travel, holidays and trips. It made it easy for me... all I had to do was to follow closely as she navigated the Parisian streets. I could just enjoy the sights, which were especially alluring at night with all the lights, without really worrying about where we were going. Thus it was that I was enjoying the moon and the wonderful architecture...
...when we rounded a corner and I suddenly realised we'd reached The Louvre, originally a royal palace and now one of the most famous art museums in the world. The iconic glass pyramid, completed in 1989, designed by I M Pei, is the main entrance to the galleries. It looked rather amazing all lit up.
Opposite, we found the Arc De Triomphe du Carrousel (not to be confused with the bigger Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile on the Champs-Élysées). The Carrousel is a Neoclassical triumphal arch built between 1806 and 1808 to commemorate Napoleon's victories - again, it's rather wonderfully lit.
From the vantage point of the Jardin des Tuileries, you could see in the distance the landmark Eiffel Tower. At night it's lit with gold and has a revolving beacon, like a lighthouse. Then, for five minutes every hour, it also sparkles with white lights, which we happened to be there at the right time to see. All very pretty, as were the twinkly models that a few vendors were selling.
All along the side of the Tuileries garden, a Christmas market was in full swing, with gifts, food stalls and funfair rides. It was very crowded so we didn't explore it but it was fun to see.
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