Roll #6

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		We were walking through an area of the city they were rebuilding, and in the distance there was a church. I liked the design of the church so I quickly took a picture of it. If you look closely, the farthest part of the church is getting a facelift.
		This is the palace across the street from the Louvre. A long time ago, the Dauphin was chased out of this palace and he decided to start building a palace outside of Paris, hence: Versailles.
		This is the courtyard of the Louvre. This used to be a very important castle until the city dwellers chased the royal family out of the city. It looks like a storm is moving in. Maybe that's why we went to the museum that day.
		I doubt the king had this big glass pyramid put in to serve as the main entrance into the palace. There are also secondary pyramids next to this one (visible in the prior photo).
		Under the smaller pyramids are inverted glass pyramids and trees. And under those inverted pyramids are small stone pyramids. This area is a welcoming area and gift shops. This is all under the courtyard of the Louvre. By the way, if you're ever in this area, don't sit at the bottom of these pyramids, the guards hate that.
		People usually will tell you that pictures inside a museum are a bad idea too. However, since the statue of Venus is rather impressive, I decided to risk the shot. I think it turned out rather well.
		I saw this while walking through a hallway: If you look, one of the smaller side pyramids lined up with the large entrance pyramids which lined up with a fancy part of the building across the courtyard. I liked the idea and how it looked.
		Across a small road in front of the courtyard there is this mini-arch with horses on it. Also, beside it is a smaller statue. The picture is a bit fuzzy.
		Here is a clear, focused shot (you can only do so much with disposable cameras) of the smaller version of the arch..
		We were planning on going on a boat ride (rondvaart (OK, it's not French)), but the water was so high not only couldn't the boats get under the bridges, but we couldn't even get to the boats: the docks were flooded. Notice the sign by the side saying the ramp was closed.
		This is the Arch of Triumph. There are many differences between this and the other smaller one. I never was able to get a good photo of it, so this will do. To get closer to the arch, you have to go under the road. To get up top, you need to buy a ticket.
		It's tall. Off on the right is a scene important to the history of France, but I couldn't figure it out, so I couldn't include it. When we arrived here there was a changing of the guard or funeral type of proceedings going on. There were many tourists there.