Paris: Musee D'Orsay, Catacombs, and New Apartment

Thursday we spent the morning at Musee D'Orsay, which is a museum that holds many of the famous impressionists/art deco stars of the day. Sadly, we couldn't take any photos inside, which was a bummer-- it was neat seeing a lot of the paintings I learned in school (Monet is one of my favorites; getting to see Water Lilies in person was quite cool). Following this, we met up with the owners of our final staying place in Paris-- a sweet little apartment right by Notre Dame. It was spot on in the middle of the city, and right in the middle of a new shopping district to explore.

After our apartment, we took a trip to the famous-- and super creepy-- Catacombs. Paris has a huge underground series of limestone quarries, which was used later on as a housing for the millions of bones that were dug up while the city was being built. It was a bit unreal. There are literally tons of miles of bones lining the paths-- six million people artfully made into patterns. (Definitely one of those places where you have to imagine it being fake to actually view it... it's a bit hard to process.) The entire tour they let you see takes about 45 minutes-- and that's not even 1/800th of the actual size of the Catacombs. Super creepy.