Pere Lachaise Cemetery

Okay, I know that it could be considered a bit odd, but I really like cemeteries. Not all cemeteries, just the ones that have been around for a very long while and are a bit overgrown and rambling. London has quite a few and it turns out, so does Paris.

After I had a very nice breakfast with J and saw him off to his meetings, I hopped onto the Metro to visit one of Paris' more famous cemeteries, the Pere Lachaise. It started raining right when I arrived, and the dreary weather seemed very appropriate. The cemetery was quite empty, and only a few tourists had ventured out in the cold and wet weather to look at some gravestones, which allowed me to roam around in peace and quiet.

And roam I did! the cemetery is absolutely huge and filled with long cobbled avenues and paths, and there are even street signs to direct your way.

Lots of famous people are buried here, such as Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde and Frederic Chopin, and you could navigate to each gravesite using a map from the information center. I wasn't much into the grave-surfing, and I decided to just wander about and enjoy the peace and quiet in the heart of the city. The rain made the cobblestones a bit slippery, so I was careful to not slip as I strolled about for a good two hours or so.

Some of the sculpture was really interesting...

 

 

 

Some of it was quite sad...

The cemetery was pretty amazing, and I would've spent more time there, but I was getting quite anxious to see the flower market on Ile de la Cite since it had been closed the last time I was in Paris so I bid adieu to those at rest and hopped back on the metro.