Oui, Oui! It's time for Paris!

Yes that's right my lovely blog readers - I am going to Paris this weekend! Max is picking me up after my German class tomorrow and we are heading right out to the Autobahn! Er, actually... That may not be true as I'm not quite clear on the route to Paris, but I'm pretty sure the Autobahn will be involved.

Anyways, I am terribly excited as I have always, always, always wanted to go to Paris. Now, I know what you're thinking: 'Dayna... Isn't there a great deal of civil unrest going on in Paris right now because that handsome Sarkozy fellow wants to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62? Aren't there riots and strikes going on throughout the entire country of France for that matter!?' Why yes, lovely blog readers, yes there is. But, I'm afraid that cannot stop me. Besides these strikes could be going on the entire time I'm in Europe and then what would I do!? Just not see Paris? Sacre bleu! How could you ever suggest such a thing! So that settles it, I am going to Paris this weekend come hell or high water. But don't you worry mutter and vater (yes, you Cheryl and Gary I know you are reading this thing), I will be very careful!

Alright now that the worrying is over (cut it out you two!), time to list all the fun Paris-y things I will do this weekend! First and foremost we have the obvious sights, the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, the Notre Dame, and the Louvre. Now I really want to visit the Musee d'Orsay but we will have to see if there is time for that one because Max is incredibly adamant on the Louvre.

Now, just because I am in Europe doesn't mean I have forgotten what holiday is steadily approaching. Since people here do not recognize the gem of a holiday that is Halloween, I have also planned two somewhat spooky sights to see whilst in Paris. The first, and less spooky, is the Cimetiere du Pere Lachaise - it's the world's most visited cemetery and it boasts some pretty big names: Marcel Proust, Edith Piaf, and Oscar Wilde, to name a few. Jim Morrison is also burried here but I don't think I shall visit his grave as that might just be too spooky (The Doors movie really freaked me out). The next Halloween-y thing I want to do in Paris is take the tour of the Catacombes. The Catacombes is an unused section of the Paris sewage system that is filled with skeletons. I kid you not - in the late 1700s, the cemeteries of Paris were basically overflowing with dead bodies. As you could imagine, this caused a lot of hygeine problems. So, it was decided to put this empty section of the sewage system to use and store the bones of the all deceased Parisians there. When you go for the tour of the Catacombes you are taken 20 metres underground and walked through 1.7km  of tunnels with skeletons lining the walls! Eeeek - now if that's not the perfect Halloween activity then I don't know what is.

If you have any suggestions of must sees in Paris - let me know s'ils vous plait! Or, if you want more info on some of the sights I plan to see, check out this website: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/france/paris

Anyways, I suppose it is time I start packing - my toughest endeavour yet. Can you imigane me packing for three days in Paris!? It's going to be a nightmare. Scarier than the Catacombes! Well, er, no probably not.

Bisou bisou!