A Morbid Sunday: Le Père Lachaise

Bonjour tout le monde!

Chopin's tomb

Today, we visited Le Père Lachaise, Paris's most well-known cemetery that is home to the graves of greats like Oscar Wilde, Jim Morrison, and Edith Piaf. To be honest, it wasn't my favorite Parisian outing, but it was definitely interesting to simply walk around. It was definitely a very eerie atmosphere- lots of large tombstones and somewhat creepy sculptures everywhere. What makes the cemetery a truly eerie environment, however, is how the entire place is slowly coming apart.



Many of the large tombstones now lean over and are slowly crumbling. In the right photo above, a tree has fallen on top of many of the graves. The area was roped off because it was unsafe to walk in. (Don't worry Mom and Dad- I didn't!)

The last tomb that I visited there was the one of Jim Morrison. Though I really don't know anything about him or his music, the tomb was neat to visit because of all of the flowers around it. Even though the tombstone itself is much smaller than many of the others close by, it gets lots of attention from his fans and visitors as a whole. About 10 other people were there when we arrived, and some devout fans even brought with them a small record player with his music playing. It was interesting to see how much he meant so his fans.

Overall, as I said, the cemetery really wasn't a particular favorite of mine. The highlight of my day was probably the cheeseburger that I had for lunch at a café nearby. Better than most of the cheeseburgers that I've had in the U.S.!

But there is definitely much more in store soon! Bonsoir!