Originally Posted by
84fiero
After all of the milking of this trip and this is her take on the Louvre? Amazing. It's a shame she couldn't have bothered to do some research and plan days of the week, and times of day, to visit. Breaking up the Louvre into more than one visit (easy to do with the Paris Museums Pass) and targeting the best times to stop by, help greatly with the crowds. Also, not using the pyramid entrance helps a great deal.
Sure the Mona Lisa can be crowded, but if that's all she really cared to see, then why bother. The Louvre is so much more than that! Simply advising not to go there seems rather unhelpful. But hey, Boarding Area - Required reading for frequent flyers
I also see her recent post "Beware of These 4 Things in Paris":
1. Lack of public restrooms
2. Sundays (everything is closed)
3. Les Vacances. Sigh. Did you know that everyone in France goes on vacation during the month of August?
This appeared to be a surprise to her. I thought this was a very well-known fact.
4. Dead birds
No idea on this one...
However, P&PD "loves Paris" so there you go...
That someone would actually follow her blog and take her advice is very sad. She is doing, as many at BA are doing, a disservice to the readers with that post. As mentioned a little research on her part would have helped. If she lived in France she should have known that France basically is on vacation in August. I have been to Paris 15 times and still make a visit to the Louvre part of my itinerary.