Bonjour! To the bakery, pictured below on the right, for breakfast pastries. There is an apartment above the bakery for rent, it's tempting!
We had tickets to Les Catacombes so toured around underground. This photo shows part of the quarry tunnel system. It was a sandstone quarry long before they began filling it up with bones in the 1800's. I didn't take any photos of the bones, it just seemed too creepy to do that.
After walking 1.5 kms and then climbing 112 stairs back up to the surface, we went to the Liberation of Paris Museum across the street. We did not take the time to see everything, but what we did learn was very interesting. Under the museum is a bomb shelter that was used by the Resistance as a headquarters under the noses of the Germans. They had someone on the inside with the Nazis - every time they asked him if the shelter was occupied, he would tell them it was still empty. You can only go down with a tour, and our tour happened to be virtual reality. It was pretty cool wearing a visor and following a virtual soldier into different rooms, and performing tasks. Ninety-seven more stairs to get back to the surface - time for a rest and a snack.
We sat outside at the restaurant across the street (with the red awning in the photo below). The French know how to heat their outdoor eating areas! Off came the gloves, toque and scarf, I almost took off my coat it was so warm. We had some excellent guacamole, chips and wine. For entertainment we had a fender bender right in front of us. And once again, Brad's Nanaimo ER jacket caught someone's eye. This time it was our waiter, who was born in Paris, but whose mother was born in Port Alberni. He traveled there quite often as a child, but hasn't been back since 2010 (the Olympics). He misses it and wants to go back soon.
After returning to the hotel to download pictures and write the blog, we went for dinner at a crêperie a couple of blocks away. It rained a bit, but luckily stopped before we headed out. We had a really good day today!
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