June 16 - Day Three

Written by Derek

Today, we went to the Louvre, had fun at recess, and went to the weapons museum.

The Louvre is a great museum. It has many different types of art, including Ancient Greek and Roman, Middle Ages, Renaissance, and 19^th Century. The art we saw today was from the Ancient Greek/Roman wing and the 18^th/19^th Century wing. Some of the coolest pieces we saw were: The Raft of the Medusa, The Winged Victory, and the Oath of the Horatii.

At about 11:30am, we had lunch in the Louvre gardens. A vendor of miniature Eiffel towers persistently asked us in French, English, and German if we wanted to buy his Eiffel Towers. After repeatedly declining him in two languages we played a game of soccer. The teams were the students against Josh, Mr. Travers, and his friend, Fawaz. When we stopped the game about 20 minutes later, the score was 5-4. The students lost. This was one of the best recesses I’ve ever had and I think, so far, it is one of the best recesses anyone else has had.

When recess was done, Ren, being leader of the day, directed us to the weapons museum. At the weapons museum, Mr. Travers allowed us to split up into smaller groups and decide where to go in the museum ourselves (one of the only times he’s done this).

As we went throught the museum, some weapons and armor caught our eye. The things I liked were a WWI tank, Louis XIV’s armor, a pistol with three barrels, an entire infantry troupe of Middle Age armor, a sword with an attached gun, and an axe with an attached gun. Over the centuries weaponry has advanced. At the museum we saw some of these experiments. And some of these experiments turned into impressive weapons, like the tank. The others remained novelties, like the multi-barreled gun.

For dinner and dessert, we ate crepes, and watched the World Cup.