You say you want a look in the Paris underground? Quite an oddball we've got here. The city does have a history of catacombs, underground public cemeteries, though I'm not too keen on taking you there myself. Near the Panthéon where Greek gods are celebrated and near Place Denfert-Rochereau where the famous lion statue stands, you'll find spiraling staircases going deep down into the ground. Next thing you know, you're standing in the land of the dead; especially Rotonde des Dévias'll chill your spine--they even have pillars made from human skeletons down there. You won't find me skulking' round no skulls. But you know, some people just think up the strangest things. Three years ago in 1897, someone held a concert down here, right in the catacombs. The souls of those who died in the French revolution must have been appeased. If you want to pay tribute to the dead and famous, you should try the cemeteries above ground. I don't mind taking you as long as it's a sunny day. I suggest PÅre Lachaise; it's spacious like a park and we get lots of visitors at the graves of Balzac and MolliÅre. |
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