I love Paris...it is romantic, magical, bursting with excitement....it's amazing!!!! and so on my first full day, I decided to go on a death walk. Inspired by my sister and figuring at least one person in the family should do it, I went to the catacombs...Now, i dont know if i described Carcasonne at all, but it was like Disneyland....and well the catacombs was like waiting for a ride at Disneyland...Bif, I waited 2 hours in line to get in!!!!! That's the only time and the longest I've had to wait in line this entire trip...but it's Paris; I can wait! Everything in Paris is worth the wait....and the catacombs were incredibly interesting. I greatly admired the detail oriented workmanship of placing the bones in a very organized manner:)
Then I went and walked around the cemetary in Montparnasse, I saw the tomb of Beauvoir and Sartre and missed Man Ray, Col. Dreyfus, Serge Gainsbourg, Marguerite Duras....basically everyone else....including Petain....but that would have been a long shot to find since he wasnt even listed with the other noteworthy individuals.
Then it was on to more death in churches!!!!! Went to 4 I've never been too, tried to get into the Pantheon another great crypt for the dead but it was closed...c'est la vie.
Finally, walked on the Ile St. Louis and then came back to Delphine's parents house for another home-cooked meal and voila!!!
If you havent guessed, I am doing things that I havent done before and trying to stay off the beaten path....of course 2 hours waiting in line at the catacombs is not a non-touristy site....but then again I'm in Paris in August and basically it's one big city of tourists right now.
Tomorrow, Delphine is coming with me for an adventure!
xoxoxoxoxo
I hope you didn't make the same mistake I did and wore snickers or anything else that fully covers your feet. I still remember that disgusting water at the catacombs getting all over my little feet.
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