We were excited to go to the Paris Catacombs again--we took Carlie in 2017 but then there was a transportation strike in 2018 that prevented us from taking Ethan. We bought our tickets online in advance to be sure to get in.
I know the Catacombs are not for everyone but we sure love them. As the cemeteries were overflowing in Paris, the smell/diseases became a real problem--a graveyard actually cracked opened and bodies flowed into nearby home basements. Another problem the city faced was that certain areas of the city began to collapse due to unrestrained lime-stone mining. So there were huge holes under the city that needed to be filled with something to prevent collapsing...hmmm...seems like a brilliant idea to me. So they began moving/arranging skeletons in the lime stone pits. Arranging them into beautiful artwork--better than just burning them or desecrating them any further. I think we an all at least agree that this is was a very practical/creative idea.
City Sites:
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| Seine River |
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| Even the gelato is a work of art. |
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| Sand art |
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| Notre Dame |
Eiffel Tower:
We did it! All 664 steps of the Eiffel Tower! Max didn't think it was that bad. I was the last one up but I didn't trail behind that far.
Max's favorite part of the Eiffel was meeting "Mr. Boombah Stick" (from West Africa) who made him a bracelet that we gave him 3 Euros for. 😕
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