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May 22nd 2008
Published: May 26th 2008
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Thursday 22nd May - Journal Notes are work in progress - some pics uploaded in the interim.


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The Catacombes 1The Catacombes 1
The Catacombes 1

The Catacombes is deep under the streets of Paris. Thousands of bodies were exhumed from the over populated graveyard in the 19th century and the bones restacked here
The Catacombes 2The Catacombes 2
The Catacombes 2

Say no more.... The Eiffel Tower actually scared me more!
The Catacombes 3The Catacombes 3
The Catacombes 3

1.2km of bones stacked neatly - bizaare
The Catacombes 4The Catacombes 4
The Catacombes 4

The 1.2km walk is deep below the streets of paris
The Catacombes 5The Catacombes 5
The Catacombes 5

Tibia upon tibia - fibula upon fibula... It must have taken some poor bastard months to arrange. Unknown bones were just thrown up top...
Notre Dame 1Notre Dame 1
Notre Dame 1

Notre Dame - front view
Notre Dame 2Notre Dame 2
Notre Dame 2

Notre Dame - rear view
Notre Dame 3Notre Dame 3
Notre Dame 3

One of many wall mounted pieces within Notre Dame
Notre Dame 4Notre Dame 4
Notre Dame 4

Looking towards the rear of Notre Dame
The SieneThe Siene
The Siene

Looking upstream
Paris Back StreetParis Back Street
Paris Back Street

Getting lost in the back streets
The Arc de Triomphe 1The Arc de Triomphe 1
The Arc de Triomphe 1

Napolean marched through this famous landmark
Arc de Triomphe 2Arc de Triomphe 2
Arc de Triomphe 2

Views from the top - looking down Au des Champs Elysees
Arc de Triomphe 3Arc de Triomphe 3
Arc de Triomphe 3

One of the largest roundabouts in the world - about 7 lanes that circle around the Arc de Triomphe
Dinner on Au de Champs ElyseesDinner on Au de Champs Elysees
Dinner on Au de Champs Elysees

Sitting with an American couple - Was dining alone so crashed their space which they were cool with.
Au de Champs ElyseesAu de Champs Elysees
Au de Champs Elysees

This street is famous for high end shopping in Paris. The footpaths were around 30m wide on each side


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