Much has changed in the past 20 years, but one thing that hasn't is Paris's knack for perplexing the visitor. Last Tuesday, tourists who had journeyed tens of thousands of miles from rural China, urban Brazil or remote Australia to absorb the wonders of the Louvre museum found only one marvel for their delectation: a closed sign. On Tuesdays, for reasons best known to itself, the Louvre takes the day off (most major Paris attractions close on either Monday or Tuesday). Last month Beyoncé and Jay Z paid good money to have the Louvre entirely to themselves for a visit with their daughter Blue Ivy (a Mona Lisa selfie was their highlight). Maybe they should simply have tried to sneak in on a Tuesday - they'd have saved themselves a lot of loot.
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The Eurostar service launched almost 20 years ago in November 1994
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It took a while to become a success, but is not a major transport route
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The service is set to be expanded, with trains to Marseille and Amsterdam
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