So here is 2 days' worth of info. Yesterday, we woke up late but made it to a huge line to wait for 2 hours to go underground and see....THE CATACOMBS! It was hella scary. I seriously psyched myself out. It didn't help that every corner, Aaron was either poking me, whispering "Dead Men Tell No Tales" or "There are no windows and no doors, now find a way out. Of course, there's always my way." I made him sing me the "Pirates theme" though to make it more like the ride at disneyland. There were SO MANY bones down there though. Row after row of femurs and skulls....and we were able to see how they stayed up. Bone Jenga. It literally just looks like a log cabin, only with femurs. Katie and Dan would have been uncomfortable in there though as it was almost too short for me. I was glad to leave, but I am really happy to have done it. I was very brave.
We also went to Napoleon's tomb, which I have to say was really interesting and had a great audio tour. If you have a day to screw around and are not sure what to see, this might be something to consider. It was interesting to know that he was buried on an island and then 19 years later, the French went back, dug him up, and brought him to where he now is. Kind of sick if you think about having to dress him up before the ceremony.
We went out to dinner with an old friend of my father and we had a traditional french dinner....We had Fois Gras, 2 kinds of pate, rabbit, crayfish, and assorted desserts. The French have a great system with wine in which they say that they are "feeding the meter." They do not charge by the glass. They actually figure out how much of the bottle you drank and then charge you by the amount that is missing. So if I drank 75%, I would pay for 3/4 the cost. C'est tres magnifique!
Today we went to The French Cinema Museum. It would have been truly awesome if they had stuff in English. There were many films with special effects from before the turning of the century. We spent a lot of time browsing the films and the props they owned there. After the museum, we traveled to the Pantheon, another grave site. Paris is a city of blood, war, and honoring the dead. The pantheon holds all the "great men of Paris." Victor Hugo, Rousseau, and Voltaire are among some of the people who are laid to rest there....oh, also both of the Curies. They are actually next to each other....tres romantique. We have been spending too much time around dead bodies. I am definitely ready to stop seeing tombs. Our 6 day sightseeing pass ended so I am sure that we will not be seeing anything else unless it is a necessity, like La Tour Eiffel.
We then went to the Champs Elysees. Not too many shops that interested me however, as we live in NYC where we have everything you need to shop and be happy. We went back to the suite, and then had dinner with Dorothee and mattheiu Devergne, 2 family friends who came to stay at my house when I was about 8-12 years old. It was great to reminisce and learn new French words. The food was spectacular. We are having a blast and tomorrow we are going to climb up that big bad tower.....
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