We really ought to go to the Louvre... how much time should we expect to want to spend there? Considering we'll have only about 7 free days and so many other things to see, what's your guess of how the Louvre stacks up - half day? full day? return on a second day?
The Louvre is enormous. You could literally spend two weeks there and not see all of it. I would say the 'return on a second day' strategy makes the most sense. That's what we did, and while I still felt that I wasn't getting to see as much as I would have liked, it helped to know that we would have a second crack at it.
Hmm, do Paris museums tend to be open on weekends? Do they have the American security-theatre obsession that would get in the way if we're wandering around the city with full backpacks?
The primary place that I was turned away for having a backpack (and not for the pack itself, but for having a metal spoon) was at Sainte Chapelle, where they have amazing stained glass to protect. So they have a long security line and they're fairly anal about making sure you don't have anything that could be used to damage the glass. Sainte Chapelle is relatively near the Latin Quarter, Notre Dame and various other Isle de la Cite attractions so you may just not want to take your backpacks that day if you can help it.
Outside of that, they did a fairly rudimentary bag check at the Louvre and at Versailles, but they didn't confiscate anything. I think I recall that pecunium also got some weird reactions to the fact that he carries a pocket knife.
As to weekends, the museums and attractions are open and in general extremely crowded, so go to something more obscure, or go very early.
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The Louvre is enormous. You could literally spend two weeks there and not see all of it. I would say the 'return on a second day' strategy makes the most sense. That's what we did, and while I still felt that I wasn't getting to see as much as I would have liked, it helped to know that we would have a second crack at it.
Hmm, do Paris museums tend to be open on weekends? Do they have the American security-theatre obsession that would get in the way if we're wandering around the city with full backpacks?
The primary place that I was turned away for having a backpack (and not for the pack itself, but for having a metal spoon) was at Sainte Chapelle, where they have amazing stained glass to protect. So they have a long security line and they're fairly anal about making sure you don't have anything that could be used to damage the glass. Sainte Chapelle is relatively near the Latin Quarter, Notre Dame and various other Isle de la Cite attractions so you may just not want to take your backpacks that day if you can help it.
Outside of that, they did a fairly rudimentary bag check at the Louvre and at Versailles, but they didn't confiscate anything. I think I recall that
As to weekends, the museums and attractions are open and in general extremely crowded, so go to something more obscure, or go very early.