I spent some time today at a blogging conference, and met up with fellow travel-blogger Pam from Nerds Eye View.  As is often the case when travel bloggers get to talking, the discussion soon turns to places we’ve been, places we’re going, and places we want to go.
Pam is a great photographer (click on her link above and go check out her stuff), and we also discussed how much photos added to the travel blog experience.
So today, I’m sharing a photo taken on my trip to Paris last fall. 

The photo was taken on a visit to the Louvre.  …read more

One of the most famous museums in the world is the Louvre, or more correctly the Musée du Louvre, and it was one of the items that was high on my Paris must-see list.  It is located on the Right Bank (of the Seine) in the 1st arrondissement.
Originally a palace, the museum is now home to some of the most world-famous works of art, including the Mona Lisa, Winged Victory, and Aphrodite/Venus de Milo.  It opened to the public in 1793, and since then the collections have grown to their current number of over 380,000.  It’s not the …read more

Rick Steves is offering four free audio tours of Paris. 
Available through iTunes, or directly through the Rick Steves website, these tours are suitable for playing on your computer or an iPod, and also include downloadable maps.
Tours available are:  The Louvre, The Orsay, Versailles, and a Historic Paris Walk.
 
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