How to get a 7-year old to enjoy the Louvre

Well, we had all sorts of big plans for our Sunday. After a miserable week where both Georges and I were sick with who knows what sort of cold/flu/virus thing, by yesterday we were both feeling sufficiently energetic to do normal things, and so decided we'd plan an outing for Sunday with the Little Guy. Last night while checking my email, I had a message from the French movie-search web site announcing the launch of the new cartoon feature, "Volt" (that's "Bolt" for you Americans and why they felt the need to change THAT name for the French audience, I have no idea) this week. Turns out there was a special avant-première at ONE theatre in Paris and for ONE show only, on Sunday at 11:15. I reserved three tickets online and we were good to go. We got there early, and I waited to pick up the tickets while Georges took the Little Guy to practice with his roller blades (he's doing quite well, actually). I got the tickets, paid 6€ extra for three pairs of 3D glasses -- excited about seeing my first-ever movie in 3D, if you can believe it. Picked up The International Tribune to read... Read more →