Paris Catacombes / Open Flea Market

Today we met Blake and his wife (she was doing her internship at Alberto Pinto in Paris) and helped us find a large open air market. We decided that open air markets are just not a high priority for us in the future. We also stumbled upon the science museum and went in back to see the large mirrored geodesic dome.

Later we went to the Catacombes. We were among the last to gain entrance after waiting in line for about 45 minutes. The catacombes are home to more than 6 million displaced bodies as Paris ran out of burial spaces. The bodies were dug up by cemetary and the bones were moved to spaced in an old mine used by the Romans. There are markers noting where the bodies were and when they were moved. The bones were laid in some places with patterns made by stacking skulls or other types of bones. I would put this on a list of things to do in Paris -- perhaps only once; but once for sure.