Day 41- the city of LOVE

For our last day in Paris we had quite a few things on the agenda. We wanted to see the catacombs, the love lock bridge and the stained glass chapel. We made our way to the catacombs and were left  disappointed by the size of the line. It wrapped all the way around the building and the wait was around 4 hours. Since we didn't want to spend half of our last day waiting in line we decided against it. We had plans to try some fondue for lunch but since the restaurant didn't open for another hour we just walked around for a bit. We were in a very cute little area that wasn't very touristy, so it was quite a different feel but very a very nice change. While we waited for fhe restaurant to open we did some errands - bought toothpaste, bobby pins, and other things we needed. When we finally walked over to the fondue restaurant, both very hungry, we were left disappointed again. We are not sure why but it was closed. We were really hungry and we really wanted fondue so we were in quite the pickle. It's harder to find fondue in the summer as its more of a winter season meal in France. We walked Into another little cafe and asked for help and a very friendly older man walked us down the street and directed us to a place where he said there were a few good fondue spots. We walked in that direction and and eventually we found our fondue. We made it inside the restaurant at the perfect time as it started thundering and pouring rain right after we sat down. Apparently the weather is usually cold and very rainy in Paris;  we've been blessed with sunshine since we arrived. This was actually the second rainfall we've had on our entire trip (it rained once in Lisbon). Our cheese fondue was very delicious! We dipped into it Slices of baguettes, apples, and potatoes. After lunch we waited a bit for the rain to die down. Eventually we made it to the love lock bridge, where we romantically secured our personalized lock and threw away the key. Interesting fact: they recently had to cut off a bunch of the locks because the bridge was beginning to collapse from all the weight. They now actually have two bridges in order to support a higher volume of locks for all the lovers and friends. After the bridge we made our way to the beautiful stained glass cathedral and were taken aback by the many colorful windows. Our last stop of the day was at a popular underground (hipster) bar in Paris called point ephemere. It reminded us a lot of the bars we would go to in Ottawa; very grungy, lots of graffiti, affordable drinks, and great music!