Tacky Tour Groups

And now a special message for all the tacky tour groups who are experiencing Paris in their own special way. Do you think you could take a minute to appreciate the art that is on display? Maybe teach your kids a thing or two about great painters and artists like Leonardo da Vinci? It was absolutely painful to watch tourists jostling for their pose next to the painting and having their bored kids recite "it's the Mona Lisa thingey" to the video camera. They might as well have been next to a picture of Britney Spears. I doubt they even bothered to look at the painting and probably only care that they got their picture taken next to it.

Worse, their obnoxious behavior makes it impossible for art lovers to really experience the presence of genius. There are lots of places in Europe where photography is not allowed. This should be one of them.
Hey people! Take your kid's picture outside the Louvre at the pyramid to prove you were there, and then spend some time actually looking at a few of the masterpieces inside.