The summer of 2007, my friend Nicole and I took a tour through the Catacombs during our stay in
Looking around we could see that whoever worked down in the catacombs when the bones were being laid had actually taken the time to organize them by bone. For instance, a certain part of the wall was all shoulder bones, stacked up like a jigsaw puzzle, while the other side was all thigh bones. Not only did that disturb us but in some cases there were designs made in the walls such as a heart or a cross outlined by skulls.
The tour only led us through two miles of the underground bone city, but by the end I was almost running to keep up with Nicole who only had her mind set on getting OUT as fast as humanly possible.
Tonight I watched an episode of “Scariest Places on Earth” which featured the Catacombs of Paris. It was not coverage of the tourist-known Catacombs, but rather the lengthy tunnels most people never see. The show stated that there are 400 miles of the underground tunnels, many collapsed, filled with water and unsafe for traveling through. Of course that didn’t stop the show from entering those parts.
This place may not seem as disturbing when reading about it or watching a video of it, but it is a whole different, heavy, unwelcoming feeling when inside. Seeing the many, many bones and the organization that went into quite a few of the walls; thinking about whom the bones belong to and who worked down there is a lot to handle.
If you are ever in
Thanks to the Si-Fi Channel for stirring up memories, I may have some nightmares tonight...
Wow, this sounds so creepy! I have to admit though, you make me want to visit it and see it for myself! I'm a bit of an addict when it comes to scary stuff most people stay away from!
ReplyDeleteThat was quite a riveting description, Kim! That experience sounds like it was rather, ahem, bad to the bone? Hehe sorry, I could not resist... but I digress.
ReplyDeleteI visited in Paris in the summer of 2005 during a whirlwind European tour with a group from my high school, however we were only there for two nights and sadly did not have the opportunity to visit the catacombs. But the next time I find myself in grande Paree, they definitely are at the top of my list of places to explore!:D