A day of extreme studying at the Louvre
0 Comments Published by Cedric Benetti on Monday, April 16, 2007 at 4/16/2007 06:55:00 PM.
You know Paris's number one tourist trap, the Louvre. People come together here. For their love of art. Or so it seems. Today was more a day of shouting and screaming: tourists screaming, children shouting, strollers strolling - too many people, as usual during a holiday break (or just any usual day).
This used to be a place where people come to contemplate, now it is a big tourist machine, serving more than 7 million people a year.
Why not make it a slogan, like mc donalds:
This used to be a place where people come to contemplate, now it is a big tourist machine, serving more than 7 million people a year.
Why not make it a slogan, like mc donalds:
The LOUVRE - 7 millions served!
And in the middle of it: we the students, trying to study for our exams in front of the artwork, surrounded by the noise made by one-day tourists from all over the globe: It's fucking Babel!
It got forbidden recently to take pictures in the most crowded rooms (certainly for circulation issues); when will they forbid people to shout?
It got forbidden recently to take pictures in the most crowded rooms (certainly for circulation issues); when will they forbid people to shout?
So today I spent nearly 8 hours inside the Louvre with a friend of mine, working on Italian, Spanish and french paintings... and I nearly lost my voice from all the talk.
Only 17 days to go before exams start!Labels: MUSEUMS
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