I love Paris, but Paris doesn't love me...



I woke up yesterday morning to an unpleasant, yet familiar sensation.... oh no, not again... oh yes, I love everything about this city, but apparently my system can't handle it. Good thing I was prepared this time! J&J were nice enough to wait it out with me... from my experience last time, I was ok after a couple of hours, until the next morning. A little scary heading out after being sick, but I am bound and determined not to miss anything this time!



Our first stop, The Catacombs. Ok, my initial first reaction... EWWWWWWWWWWW! I know, I know, but can't help being a girl sometimes.. I got past that really quickly though - and starting thinking about the people. What the catacombs are is about 100 years worth of bones from cemetaries stacked in a cave, about 7 feet high (see photos). Leg bones, arm bones & Skulls are stacked like lumber - for about a kilometre. It was interesting to say the least. It was also sad at the same time. When you are buried in Paris, you have a "time" limit to be buried there. After that, I'm not sure what happens to your bones, but this was one solution - stack them up in a cave! There had to be over a million bones in the catacombs. J2 had forgotten his camera (!?!!) so he was the one taking the photos. Somehow or other, I lost my camera case in the catacombs. So if anybody happens to be visiting Paris, and going to the catacombs, can you pick up my Roots camera case? It's somewhere down there... (I think)



Next stop - LUNCH!! We stopped at a nearby cafe and had a bite to each. I'm being careful now as to my choices (no more cafes and cheese... :-( Life is not fair at the moment!). Lunch was good. Oh, um... I think I forgot to mention that the world rugby cup is in town this week... there's lots of people to gawk and stare at... Anyway, there were a bunch of rugby players at this cafe.... having a cafe... we'll leave it at that.



Next stop - back to the flat to pick up J2's camera. Quick rest for us all, then out to the Eiffel Tower. Quick stop first at the Pont d'Alma to see what had happened there for the 10th anniversary of Princess Diana's crash site. A lot more writing on the cement dividers. Off to the Eiffel Tower! We stood in line for about 45 minutes before getting off at the second level. It was a beautiful clear day, sun shining with a little heat. Up all 3 floors, and back down again. It was wonderful to see the city all layed out.



After that, it was time for supper. On our stroll to our dinner destination, we saw the strangest thing. Three motocycle cops come flying up the street, stopping traffic. We thought perhaps there was some emergency going on somewhere... 2 seconds later, this bus full of rugby players comes whizzing by... ah, that explains the rush - these boys were probably late to their match! We walked back to the Pont d'Alma and went to a cafe/restaurant called Le Grand Corona. I think this was the place that ka stopped last time for the pomme tartine... so of course we had to check it out! ;-) Dinner was very good - *sigh* I don't think there's a bad meal to be had in Paris! We had the tartine for dessert with creme fraiche... oh my...



The sun had finally set, and we were on our way to take a night boat ride with Bateaux Mouches! It was nice night for a ride. Everything looks so soft and pretty at night... the lights are all different, some bright, some not so bright, made for a lovely ride.



It was after 11pm at this point, and a very long day. We headed back to the flat for some much needed rest. After all, Monday is my last full day in Paris! I still don't want to leave!