Visitors describe an (intense) atmosphere, where the silence is broken only by the whispering leaves and the unblinking gazes of plastic figures.

The Island of Dolls is a place where (countless) dolls hang ominously from trees.

Major public health problems led the Parisians in the late 18th century to evacuate the bones from their largest (cemetery).

it’s considered particularly (auspicious) to spot the rare white rat among the throng.

The air is filled with the musky scent of (incense).

Today, twenty meters beneath the (bustling) and romantic streets of Paris, the Catacombs represent a dark journey.

It’s a playful respect to the giants of the past which attracts those with (nostalgia).

Starting in the early 1990s as a (peculiar) habit by theatregoers

These dolls are said to be an offering by a (grieving) caretaker to soothe the restless spirit of a young girl.

Locals and travellers carefully not to disturb these (holy) creatures.

The authorities eventually reversed course and (embraced) the eccentric tradition.

Deep in the (verdant) waterways of Xochimilco near Mexico City where there are beautiful trees