This is our “I can’t believe we are still standing in line….but, we have waited
this long, so we are going to stick with it face.”
Our park view while we waited in line, pretty beautiful on a picture perfect
fall day.
Finally made it into our destination.
The Catacombs of Paris or
Catacombes de Paris(French 
(help·info)) are underground ossuaries in Paris, France which hold the remains of
about six million people[1]
in a small part of the ancient Mines of
Paris tunnel network. Located south of the former
city gate "Barrière d’Enfer" beneath Rue de la Tombe-Issoire, the
ossuary was founded when city officials were faced with two simultaneous
problems: a series of cave-ins starting in 1774 and overflowing cemeteries,
particularly Saint Innocents. Nightly
processions of bones from 1786 to 1788 transferred remains from cemeteries to
the reinforced tunnels, and more remains were added in later years. The
underground cemetery became a tourist attraction on a small scale from the early
19th century, and has been open to the public on a regular basis since 1874 with
surface access from a building at Place Denfert-Rochereau.
(help·info)) are underground ossuaries in Paris, France which hold the remains of
about six million people[1]
in a small part of the ancient Mines of
Paris tunnel network. Located south of the former
city gate "Barrière d’Enfer" beneath Rue de la Tombe-Issoire, the
ossuary was founded when city officials were faced with two simultaneous
problems: a series of cave-ins starting in 1774 and overflowing cemeteries,
particularly Saint Innocents. Nightly
processions of bones from 1786 to 1788 transferred remains from cemeteries to
the reinforced tunnels, and more remains were added in later years. The
underground cemetery became a tourist attraction on a small scale from the early
19th century, and has been open to the public on a regular basis since 1874 with
surface access from a building at Place Denfert-Rochereau.
The Catacombs are among the 14 City of Paris
Museums managed by Paris
Musées since January 1, 2013. The catacombs are
formally known asl'Ossuaire Municipal or Catacombes officials and
have been called "The World's Largest Grave," because of being around 186 miles
long. Although the ossuary covers only a small section of the underground "les carrières de
Paris" ("the quarries of Paris"), Parisians today often refer to the
entire tunnel network as "the catacombs".
Translated to “ stop dead empire here”
Translates to “bones of the old cemeteries of the trinity and st leu (
Sebastopol Boulevard) deposited in 1859 in the " boneyard " west and transferred
into the catacombs in 1859”
It really took your breath away to think about the history
there, we were glad we stuck it out.
When we came out, we were deposited right near a cute street with local shops and restaurants. We had one of my favorite meals the entire trip, yum!
We ran back to the flat, got ready and headed out for the wedding.
We had such an amazing time and are so happy for the Dan and Donia!
The wedding went until nearly 1:30 in the morning, after which we decided to
head to a club. We didn’t last long but it was fun to see one more thing before
we headed out in the morning.
The wedding went until nearly 1:30 in the morning, after which we decided to
head to a club. We didn’t last long but it was fun to see one more thing before
we headed out in the morning.
The trip was everything I had hoped it would be…and then some.
I am so thankful to all our family and friends that made it happen for us and
for my wonderful hubby that I get to experience this world with. I can’t wait
for our next adventure.
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