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The Photo That Tells the Story: The Lives Beneath the Streets
Above ground, Paris is known for beauty, romance, cafés, art, and grand architecture. Beneath it lies an entirely different story. Walking through the Paris Catacombs was one of the most fascinating and unsettling experiences of our trip. Miles away from the Eiffel Tower and crowded cafés, we found ourselves underground, surrounded by the remains of…
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Hidden Beneath Your Feet: The Paris Catacombs
Long before the tunnels became associated with skulls and bones, they were quarries. For centuries, limestone was extracted from beneath Paris and used as building material for the growing city above. In other words, parts of Paris were quite literally built using stone taken from underneath Paris. As quarrying expanded, an enormous maze of underground…
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Apparently, Every Stop Was Our Stop
The first time we rode the Métro in Paris, I was doing my best to follow the signs, pay attention to the stations, and make sure we did not end up accidentally spending the afternoon somewhere in Belgium. Now, keep in mind that Sarah is pretty fluent in French. I, on the other hand, had…
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The Most Awkwardly Romantic Moment in Paris
What started as a sweet, romantic gesture somehow turned into one of the most memorable—and painfully awkward—moments of our lives. Before our trip to Paris, we decided we wanted to place a lock on one of the city’s famous love lock bridges. I found an old, unique lock and carved our initials into it, which…
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Paris, Une Bouchée à la Fois
Food in Paris was more than something we squeezed in between sightseeing stops—it became part of the experience itself. Nearly every street seemed to offer another café, boulangerie, pâtisserie, fromagerie, or market tempting us to stop. Fresh croissants and warm baguettes filled bakery windows, pastries were displayed like tiny works of art, and fromageries seemed…
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The City Where Our Next Chapter Began
Paris was everything we expected—and, in many ways, nothing like we imagined. We arrived eager to see the landmarks we had heard about for years: the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, Notre-Dame, Versailles, Sacré-Cœur, the Arc de Triomphe, and the winding streets of Montmartre. And while those places were unforgettable, Paris slowly revealed itself to us…