Yes French food could be nice, though I am not fond of the way the French do ham, or how they do allegedly Italian food
. I do love French cheeses though, and bouillabaisse, and it is best to go to the Brasseries to eat in preference to fast food places like McDonalds.
I've been to France three times in all, but the third time was only for a day or three, in association with the ANZAC Day centenary of 2015. A lot depends on what you want to see, and do, in the country, and that time, 26-28th April, 2015, I was visiting Northern France, around Villers Bretonneux, where there is a museum for those Australians who were sent to that town in World War I to help defend it against invading German forces. This year Villers Bretonneux was the site for Anzac Day commemorations, as the battle of Villers Bretonneux occurred a century ago, on 25th April, 1918.
I've also been to see the American war graves and monument overlooking Omaha Beach in Normandy, which commemorates the D-Day landings of 6th June, 1944, which helped put an end to World War II, and which would be of great significance to American visitors there, in particular. Further along the Normandy coast are Sword and Juno Beaches where the British and Canadian troops landed. France, today, looks very green and tranquil for such a turbulent history.
As well, I've been to Honfleur, St Malo, Mont St Michel, Epinay (the centre of the champagne producing area), Rouen and Rheims. I wish I could go back to have another look at the cathedral in Rouen, in particular, as this Normandy city is much more historical than for being the place where St Joan of Arc was burned at the stake. And the tour we went on to visit Normandy and a bit of Brittanny, didn't take in Bayeux where the famous Bayeux tapestry is normally located.
I personally didn't enjoy Paris too much, as it was very crowded and 'touristy.'
Yes, the Louvre is not a place for the faint-hearted, especially on a French public holiday, and it is important to beware of pickpockets. Around Versailles there are too many people trying to sell souvenirs and virtually everyone gets pushed in, in large groups that is easy to get detached from if you can't keep up. Even the Eiffel tower can get a bit too crowded. Often in those places I saw more when with my own family rather than with the larger tourist group. There is a gilded statue of St Joan of Arc, just down from the Louvre, in the Place des Pyramides, adjoining the Rue de Rivoli, in Paris, and if you see it, please give it a wave for me. It is one landmark that is hard to miss, and one place where I knew exactly where I was. Beware of Paris traffic.