May 6

Today our plans are packed! We met as a group to view the catacombs located under Paris at in the early afternoon. The catacombs are mines where the bones from old cemeteries are stacked in organized and creative fashions. The deep, dark crevice, which acts as a memorial for these cemeteries, is full of thousands of people from hundreds of years ago. The way this is done transforms the act of moving people from cemeteries into the mine as a respectful gesture. The afternoon was spent at the Picasso Museum (which was free!). I think it is interesting that Picasso was from Spain, but lived in Paris where his artwork (portion) now presides. Paris truly is the center for artwork ahead of London and the U.S. as a whole. I love that on this trip we have free passes to most of the famous museums and are given time to explore on our own.