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Sunday morning Dusty again was awake for much of the night, and again awoke at 9:40 or so. By 11:30 we were at the catacombs, where you walk alone the tunnels until you get the anonymous bones of millions of Parisians. After the initial shock it becomes somewhat ‘more of the same’. There were only a few dozen people in the catacombs with us, all trying to figure out how to get good pictures without using flash, which was forbidden. Apparently the dead do not like flash photography.

Catacombs of Paris

Catacombs (yes, I used a flash for this picture, but not the others)

Altar in the Catacombs of Paris

Altar in the Catacombs

Altar in the Catacombs of Paris

Another Altar in the Catacombs

Catacombs of Paris

CJ's picture - mine turned out fuzzy

We then grabbed a snack - at McDonald's again - before heading up to Sacre-Coeur, checking out the shops along the way. The church was nice, but after a while it feels too new and pristine (since it is) compared others we’d seen.


Sacré-Cœur

Sacré-Cœur

At this point Kathy and Robby headed back to the apartment while CJ and I kept on, seeing the Church of St-Pierre-de-Montemartre, Place du Tertre, and Moulin de la Galette, where Renoir’s Bal du Moulin de la Galette that we’d seen yesterday at the Orsay was painted. That evening we did more laundry (fun!) and got ready to leave Paris.

Bohemian Montmartre

Bohemian Montmartre

Montmartre

Montmartre

Moulin de la Galette

Moulin de la Galette

 


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