By Vanessa Harrison & Frederica Halikias
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| Frederica and Vanessa Outside the Louve Museum |
Today we started off by going to the Louvre Museum. It is the largest museum in France and is home to the famous Mona Lisa painting done by Leonardo DaVinci. DaVinci also has four other paintings in the museum but they are definitely not as popular as the Mona Lisa. As we walked through the museum, we saw works of art from different eras and time periods including Ancient Egyptian, Roman, and Greek pieces. Unfortunately, due to the size of the museum and the amount of time given, we were unable to see a large portion of the exhibits. Although the Mona Lisa is a rather small painting compared to the others in the gallery, it attracts the most attention from tourists as it is a world icon. It is protected from crowds by a barrier and has additional glass to protect it from possible damage. It was surprising to see how small the Mona Lisa painting was, considering it is so popular and most people are under the assumption that it is much larger than it actually is. It was interesting to see history come to life through physical artwork pieces rather than textbooks as we use in school.
After going to the Louvre Museum, the group went on a business visit to BNP Paribas, where we got a glimpse into their current placement in the market as well as where they plan to be in the near and distant future. In addition, we were able to sit in the official Board of Directors room which was very special. It is definitely not something that the everyday person gets a chance to experience. We were surprised to learn that Napoleon married his mistress in the building where BNP currently resides.
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| Board of Directors Room |
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| La Cigale, Location of the Concert |
Later that night, we attended a Tove Lo concert, with tickets that we purchased prior to the trip. The concert took place at a small venue called La Cigale, which only holds approximately 1,300 people. It was cool to see how the concert crowd consisted of a diverse population of people from various countries including France, Italy, Britain, and of course the United States. We would not have expected people from this country to be so interested in music produced in the United States.
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| Enjoying the Concert |
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| Concert Crowd |
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