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| Page Views: 1,569 Last Visit to Paris: 2002 | Live and let die: Les CATACOMBES... by OrlandoBR - last update: Dec 5, 2002 |
Catacombs Spoiler | Picture category: bones and skulls and skeletons!! |
The Paris Catacombs have several signs with funny phrases that talk about death. Here are some of them - the ones I could understand and liked most - but it's not allowed to take pictures inside and it's not my intention to spoil anybody's fun, so you should not read this if you haven't been there. The first door reads "ARRÊTE - C'EST ICI L'EMPIRE DE LA MORT" (Stop, this is the empire of death), and if you're brave enough to go ahead, this is what you'll find...
(Excure my rough translations, as my English isn't perfect - feel free to suggest any amendments) |
QUEASY HEART! Six million skeletons confined under a few streets of Paris. Like the sewers system, the Catacombs follow the path of the streets above the ground. |
Où est-elle la Mort?, toujours présente au passé. À peine est-elle présente que déjà elle n'est plus. ------ Where is Death? Always present in the past. The moment she's present, she already was. |
Mortuo homine impio nulla spes - Pour l'impie mort, il n'y a plus d'espoir. ------ To the dead impious man, there is no more hope. |
Heureux celui qui a toujours devant les yeux l'heure de sa mort et qui se dispose tous les jours à mourir. ------ Fortunate he who keeps the hour of death in sight, and who is constantly ready to die. |
Pensez le matin que vous n'irez peut-être pas jusques au soir et au soir que vous n'irez peut-être pas jusques au matin. ------ Realize in the morning that you may not make it 'till the evening, and in the evening that you may not get to the next morning. |
Si vous avez vu quelque fois mourir un homme, considérez toujours que le même sort vous attend. ------ If you ever saw a man die, keep in mind that the same fate awaits you. |
Un monstre sans raison aussi bien que sans yeux Est la Divinité qu'on adore en ces lieux On l'appele la Mort et son cruel empire S'étend également sur tout ce qui respire. ------ A monster with no reason and no eyes, is the Divinity one adores in this place. It's called Death, and its cruel empire spreads over every breathing soul. |
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aterceironeto Thu Jul 10, 2008 03:32 UTC
The worst hotel. It isn'tas shown on photos and video. Cubicle, smelly rooms, rude staff. Front desk was not allowed to call a shuttle to airport because they only sell Air France bus. Stay in somewhere else to avoid wasting your money | Ipanema_Princess Mon Jun 27, 2005 22:39 UTC
Really nice page on Paris. So many things I still have to see in my own city ! I love the galleries too. Parabens ! | knightrider2 Thu May 19, 2005 04:25 UTC
You have some great restaurant tips. They will come in handy for my upcoming Paris trip. | morgane1692 Tue Jan 18, 2005 13:56 UTC
Aaaaah, grey skies in Paris beat sunny skies anywhere else, don't they?! We need to revisit this city. One of these eons...;-) |
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