I Saw Dead People...or a Day in the Dark!

Lit up at the Eiffel Tower!

Pear Ice Cream in the area of Notre Dame - yummy

Bones and more bones!

Following the advice of my  friend Jen, I headed to the Catacombs yesterday and it was worth the hour line up. The story is one of, of course, death. But it truly is fascinating to be under the city in a quarry where the bones have been piled up in a rather honorable way (as much as skeletons can be honored I suppose!). One walks quite a ways underground to view the millions of bones that were remains of overfilled cemeteries. These tunnels have also been home to the Nazis and perhaps even marginal activity today! Haunting but fascinating!
The other course of my day found me of  in a cafe, at an organic market buying fresh goods (has anyone had these little peaches before???), wandering the Montparnasse area and then heading out for more darkness to a night tour on a bike/boat. What a wonderful way to view the city. Again, met some interesting people and found out about the best ice cream in the city. The city lit up is an incredible sight and I found it even more interesting to see how alive it was at midnight along the banks of the river, and even on the metro home! Everyone is out enjoying the night and having a good time whether sitting on a bridge with a large crowd of picnickers, or along the banks entertaining the tourists on boats, or just enjoying one another (this comes in a variety of forms!). My little cafe at the end of the street apparently turns into a small dance club on Saturday nights as there was quite a crowd drawn there.
Today I'm off to the tour. Not sure what to expect at this time of morning and had a number of chats with others last night about the best viewing potential (some military guys from Germany had come down just for the tour, and I also met some cyclists heading out tomorrow to do the Pyrenees leg of the tour to contribute to the Live Strong cause - one was an oncologist and he was doing it for his patients!).  The crowd potential is huge I'm certain, even though no fanfare is expected until 2ish! I will be cheering for our Canadian nonetheless and am very impressed with his performance! It's a little dreary here weatherwise, but I've found that doesn't necessarily mean it's cold. So off I go!
Hope everyone is well and wishing those of you who are doing your own cycling tour today all the best!