Adelaidians in Paris

Although my AirAsia flight didn't quite run on time and at one point they did run out of food, it had the overwhelming advantage of being cheap. As far as 13 hour plane trips go, my journey to Paris was painless enough.

Having already visited most of the city's touristic attractions I devoted this trip to drinking expensive wine and eating fancy French food. I enlisted the help of Chris, Alice, Dave and Sheree (friends from back home) and we headed out to La Pergolese, a Michelin Star restaurant near the Arc de Triomphe,  for a 9 course degustation. The highlights of the meal were a delicate shrimp salad and hearing the waiter ask "how would you like your pigeon cooked sir". Overall, the atmosphere and service were excellent while the food was good but not mind-blowing.

Many of the older buildings in Paris are built from rock that was carved out from quarries beneath the city which resulted in several thousand kilometers of tunnels 50 to 80 meters under the city streets. Although "The Catacombs" are mostly off-limits to the public there are plenty of stories of people sneaking into them and sometimes not coming back. In the late 18th century a section of The Catacombs was converted into a giant ossuary and later opened up as a tourist attraction. Its a creepy place but well worth a visit!