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Travel & Leisure
PARIS:
The Paris Catacombs
Depth: 25m (75 feet)
Length: approx. 300km (180 miles)
Dedicated Police Force: Cataflics
First Residents: 1786
Total Population: 6 million dead (0 living)
Depth: 25m (75 feet)
Length: approx. 300km (180 miles)
Dedicated Police Force: Cataflics
First Residents: 1786
Total Population: 6 million dead (0 living)
The catacombs are a secret, underground quarry where hundreds of years ago, millions of dead bodies were buried. They literally just took the bones and stacked them in piles - stopping only to make the odd heart (or cross) out of skulls on the wall...
For 500 francs, you can find a drug-dealer who will sneak you into the catacombs in the middle of the night like decrepit spies on a seedy mission.
I have just been told... They are also open to the public for only a few dollars entrance fee. Apparently, there's a guided tour...
For 500 francs, you can find a drug-dealer who will sneak you into the catacombs in the middle of the night like decrepit spies on a seedy mission.
I have just been told... They are also open to the public for only a few dollars entrance fee. Apparently, there's a guided tour...
The one thing you absolutely have to see in Paris!
Now that we've realized that they were right about Iraq - and we've apologized for the whole 'freedom fries' thing - and eaten our crow... Paris is back IN! And in it is! In style!
But, when you visit Paris - whether it be on vacation, for business, on a trip - be sure you visit one place and one place only...
But, when you visit Paris - whether it be on vacation, for business, on a trip - be sure you visit one place and one place only...
THE CATACOMBS
Country: France
Population: 11 million
Chief Export: Cheese (and pretentiousness)
Home Of: Mona Lisa
Population: 11 million
Chief Export: Cheese (and pretentiousness)
Home Of: Mona Lisa