Catacombs - Not today!

Today we decided to visit the catacombs of Paris.  These are underground quarries that began to be used for storage of human remains at the end of the 18th century.  Sounds like a horrible way to spend an afternoon but the place is a tourist attraction and we thought we would like to visit.  However, when we got there it was closed for renovation.  How annoying, after driving all the way into Paris and dodging mad traffic to eventually find a rather risky parking spot!  

The metro entrance directly across the street is one of the original Art Nouveau ones, see picture.  

I had checked the website which stated that renovation were going on at the beginning of the year and would be finished by February the 18th.  Seems like they are behind schedule.........

Catacombs of Paris Museum

So we drove towards Montparnasse tower (ugly blot on the Paris skyline in my opinion) and discovered a cute little artists market to browse through.  After that we were ready for coffee and something yummy but ended up walking out of the cafe we chose because the service was so awful.  Everything that is said about Parisian waiters having an attitude problem is true in our experience.  Okay not all of them but there are a fair percentage that really don´t care.  Customers?  Oh they are just a nuisance!  Anyway, so we drove home and had coffee there instead.