Skulls, Shopping and Ice Cream

On our second last day in Paris we decided to head to the Catacombs. I was really looking forward to this macabre display of human bones. This is where during the plague (and other times) they dumped the thousands of bodies that would not fit into the cemeteries. Luckily we latched onto an English speaking tour guide that told all sorts of interesting tidbits of history. After trudging through low tunnels for a while and yes, climbing more stairs we reached the entry to the ossuary.

Here are some very interesting bones...

and some more...

I really enjoyed this outing as creepy as it sounds and I highly recommend it for anyone who is not claustrophobic...sorry mom.

After the creepiness of the catacombs we headed home...the long way as usual. We luckily discovered a really pretty church and it turned out to be Saint Sulpice. This was one of the churches that figured in the book The DeVinci Code.

We meandered through the Luxembourg Gardens too. They were beautiful but orderly as all Parisian parks seem to be...we didn't dare walk on the grass. We saw some trees too - an unusual sight in Paris.

After our wandering we headed over the the Champs Elysees for some serious shopping. We found a store that Mike loved and he shopped til he dropped...not really...only two shirts. They cut the clothing a lot tighter here so the dress shirts were perfect. On the Champs a lot of car companies have simulators and displays set up. Here is Michael driving the F1 car. He looks very content...although a tad serious.

After that we headed home for a quiet evening.

Today we wanted a quiet day with a little wandering, a little ice cream and a little shopping. Surprisingly enough Mike wanted to go back to his new favourite store for some more stuff. On the way we walked under the bridge where in the movie Ronin the gun exchange took place.

(On a previous day we saw the stairway and bar from Ronin too)

There is an ice cream place that is famous throughout Paris and is reputed to be the best ever invented. Since I am married to an ice cream connoisseur (no idea how to spell that) I figured we should give it a try...it really is the worlds best ice cream. I had gingerbread and Michael had Coffee...yuuuuuuummmmmmmmmmmyyyyy!

We made it to Michael's new favourite store and he managed to find another shirt and two pairs of pants that he loved. I also got a shirt...orange of course. On the way home our feet got sore so we chilled for a while at the fountain.
This is Michael's view of the world.

We are planning to go for a nice dinner tonight...I heard talk of duck. That could be interesting. We had a wonderful time here in France but are looking forward to bringing our new family member, Rosie, home tomorrow. This is the most recent picture we have of her.

Chow for now!