# [2019.04.17] Louvre

Today we went to Paris only near the lunchtime, bought a baguette and
had a prolonged meal time in the Tuileries garden together with many
other people, mostly, I guess, local. There we saw a band of crows
plundering on a waste bin. One of them got nearly into the large
plastic bag inside and tried to lift it with its beak, and another
then helped to pick anything of value from it, the rest of birds
waiting for loot sitting on the ground. After they finished, the
scene looked like some irresponsible people had thrown their trash
around the bin, no crows involved. Perfect crime!

Louvre can't really be described by words. Its magnificence is beyond
any museum or palace I've ever seen. Before visiting it, I believed
that there were many tapestries in the royal palace of Stockholm or
that Hermitage in Saint Petersburg had an enormous size. You want
some antiquities - come and see a plaster statue from Ayn Ghazal,
more than 9000 years old! You prefer Ancient Egypt or Assyria -
several series of halls stuffed with artefacts from these cultures
are at your service. You're trained in the perception of fine arts
(unlike me:)) - well, you're welcome (no, I didn't go to see Mona
Lisa). You just want to see luxurious interiors of the kings'
dwelling - it's everywhere, just be swift enough to turn your head.
We spent nearly all day there and saw only a tiny part of Louvre's
treasures.