Getting in late afternoon from Ghent, the first thing on the agenda after checking in and showering was a good meal. My American travel buddy Nelson and I found a restaurant to go eat at...
I looked at the English menu we were given and decided when in Rome .. or Paris .. or whatever .. try the local dishes - one round of snails please!
They were actually great! A little squishy but full of flavour, obviously in part to the way they were cooked and prepared. My main dish did not disappoint either, a pizza-like bread dish topped with cheese, jambon and duck breast. French cuisine ain't all that shabby...
The next day I got up early to do the necessary sightseeing - I saw some big tower thing that a few people were posing in front of like idiots ...
The best part of which is the Australia advertisement on the Embassy right outside the main train station that takes tourist there.
The one tourist thing that I was really looking forward to doing in Paris was the catacombs. Home to around six million people, it is the world largest grave - and it is a totally surreal experience walking through.
You start by descending a spiral staircase for what feels like an eternity, before reaching the start of the tunnel network, which as part of the museum spans for a few kilometres, with obviously more locked off to tourists.
Then the bone formations start..
It is a very sombre, eerie place, but I am very glad I made the effort and waited the hour in line to visit it! Definitely the highlight of Paris for me.
Paris is a city that I feel like I will probably go back to at some time, so I was not all that upset about missing visits to all its famous museums. I only had one full day in the city and I think I made the most of it while I was there!
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