Museum Hopper

i had a quick stop at the crypte archeologique.  it was a very convenient way to avoid the first quick down pour.  i got in free with the museum pass, which was turning out to be a good investment already.  i did have a few problems finding the actual crypt.  it was not very well marked.  in the front of notre dame at the street, there is a wide staircase, which leads down to the entrance of the museum.  the crypt was not a crypt in the traditional sense (or at least the type i usually think of).  it did not hold any bodies or graves.  it was just building foundations from pre-roman and roman times.  the crypt was discovered when they were building an underground parking garage in front of notre dame.  the museum was basically one large room that had information on the outside walls with the remains in the middle of the room.   the museum did not translate all of the text from the exhibits to english, but did have these lar...