Louvre

Tuesday was "Fete de Musique" - the day of the music. This celebrates the longest day of the year by encouraging small music concerts across France. This extended to Kath's lecturers at Uni who brought in their instruments and played a small concert at lunchtime for the students.

We went into central Paris in the evening and saw a small group present Italian baroque music in a passage at the Louvre. It was a small concert with only room to stand but its impromptu nature seemed to characterise the spirit of the day - people making free music for normal people.

We also had a look around the outside of the Louvre. This was formerly a palace and is certainly an impressive set of buildings topped off by the modern "pyramid" in the centre square.