musée du louvre, paris, france, 10-04-09
well, well, well...so we meet again! welcome back :) :) :)
today's pic makes it's way to you from an adventure i undertook last fall with my visiting sister & her hairy care-bear hunka-hunka-burnin-love beau-hunk! as for my beautiful, amazing, generous, selfless, inspiring, witty, hilarious, vivacious & all around kick ass sister, penny lane, she deserves a blog (or a baker's dozen) devoted solely to her, so we will put that project on deck!
anyway, our little posse managed to crawl over the predominantly asian tour groups throughout one wing of the gargantuous louvre before surrendering to partake in a more preferrable activity...grazing! waffles (gaufres), doughnuts (beignets), espressos, & one deformed pistachio macaron i had stashed in my purse, quickly made their way into our happy tummys :) :) :)
but wait, this blog is about that famous french museum, made more recognizable to the general american public by mr dan brown in his extremely intriguing novel, "the da vinci code"...sooo...we did see the smirking mona lisa, which was no easy task considering the throng of admirers trying to digitally capture her overhyped image (& blatantly disregarding the posted signs by leaving their flashes on to record this painting that some have suggested is actually da vinci in drag...thoughts?). but what enthralled me most was the egyptian exhibits.
as some of you are aware, i have an inexplicable connection to ancient egypt, & my personal thought on the subject is that i have experienced several past lives in the land of the pharaohs. yes, i'm a firm believer in reincarnation & this conviction somewhat rationalizes my affinity towards the land of the great pyramids & my fascination with all things egyptian! one of the things on my bucket list is to explore this awe inspiring country & to behold the same things i may have witnessed thousands of years ago! anyone up for a vacation on the cheap? be prepared to get down & dirty, 'cuz that's how i roll!!! but back to the louvre...
i was all atwitter to gallivant amongst the sarcophagi, to scrutinize the hieroglyphs in an attempt to jar my memory into recognition & hence comprehension (how cool would that be if i suddenly just started translating?), & to soak up the information gleamed from displays portraying the soul's process after death to journey thru the underworld via the hall of judgement. i also beheld mundane objects used in everyday life, priceless amulets, & everything in between! it was a magical experience, & along with most every other memory involving little may frates, will forever be etched in a happy corner in my heart :) :) :)
walk like an egyptian,
cleMOpatra
