Showing posts with label pere lachaise cemetery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pere lachaise cemetery. Show all posts

Monday, August 30, 2010

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Yesterday after the market I went to the Père Lachaise Cemetery with a group of people from my hostel. We decided to walk there because it wasn't terribly far, and saw some fun sites....




...and got a bit lost (oops). But ended up at the cemetery eventually. It's one of the most famous cemeteries in the world, and it is huge - over 100 acres - and very very beautiful.




We started out by going to the grave of Jim Morrison....




Followed by - left to right - Oscar Wilde (the marks you see are lipstick kisses), Sarah Bernhardt, and Chopin....




....as well as a few others. It was an incredibly interesting experience and a very beautiful place.


All in all it was a very nice day. And we ended out excursion with the tastiest pastries any of us had ever had....