MATT RADIO

December 2, 2007

The Louvre

Matt & Dana work their way through Planet Earth's preeminent museum.

Dana with “The Wedding Feast at Cana,” her favorite painting in the Louvre.

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Claudia takes a shot of liquid sunshine.	And then it hits her.	Dana & Claudia

“Sexodrome. Two men enter, one man leaves. With herpes.”	This strand of naughty shops extends down the street...	...to the right of the Moulin Rouge.

The base of the Louvre's pyramid structure descends almost to the floor of an interior building.	as we wait in line for admission to the Louvre

		Matt, Claudia

	Dana, Claudia	a mannequin in the mall adjoining the Louvre

		a view of the courtyard from a window in the museum

Dana		info on that painting to the left

A crowd perpetually surrounds the Mona Lisa.	“Les Noces de Cana” is on the wall opposite the Mona Lisa.	It depicts Jesus at the wedding at Cana, where He turned water to wine.

Dana was moved to tears while she gazed at it.	This is about as close as I could get...	...to the most famous painting in human history.

The Louvre is divided into three gigantic wings:	Richelieu, Sully, and Denon.

	Jason begs Shannon for a sip of his Maker's Mark...	...and then fights with Matt over which Fleetwood Mac song to play next.

	Here's the sculpture of Aphrodite...	...better known as the Venus de Milo.

	Nice gal, but she's the reason we lost at doubles racquetball.	Not to point fingers, but... oh, wait. Uh... yeah. Sorry.

	the Sphinx in the Egyptian antiquities department	Trying to see the Louvre with a hangover really Sphinx!

		Walk like an Egyptian.



		In addition to honey, the Egyptians also invented the Macarena.





		The eyes have it.

Those Egyptians weren't fans of Lindsey Lohan's last terrible movie.

	Dana crosses her heart.

This mummy may be the world's oldest human remains. Apart from Zsa Zsa Gabor, of course.

	outside, next to the pyramid	Brian & Claudia



	Dig this fountain.	the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel

Brian, Claudia, Dana		You can see the Eiffel Tower behind Dana and the Arc behind Claudia.

	This arch was built between 1806 and 1808.



Dig that fountain.	Dana with the “Gone with the Wind” poster at a restaurant on Rue Blanche.	Brian & Claudia at dinner

Dessert!	The chalkboard menu outside the restaurant. Never choose a place with a menu posted in English!