But today we decided to venture to La Cimetiere du Pere-Lachaise. It was about a 20 minute walk from the flat and took us over new territory. The cemetery is very well known. Famous people buried there include Oscar Wilde and Modigliani. However, the grave i interested in seeing was Jim Morrison's. He was buried there after he dies in Paris at the age of 28.
There was quite a crowd gathered at Morrison's grave and they had constructed a fence around it to keep people off of it. The cemetery was absolutely massive and we wandered around for about an hour not seeing very much of it. We decided to grab some lunch and then head over to Notre Dame to take a look inside.
The crowds were huge today but the line moved pretty quickly. There were people feeding the birds from their hands which was pretty cool.
We left Notre Dame just before 3pm not realizing that a special ceremony was about to occur at 3 where they showed off what is said to be a nail from cross Jesus was crucified on and the crown of thorns. Realizing this when we walked out we opted not to stand in line all over again and instead went to find a place for some refreshments.
We headed back to our flat after this and we are now packing up before we go out for one last dinner in Paris.
This city is amazing. The people have been so friendly and there is so much to see here. I highly recommend it if you can make time. It is an expensive place but if you rent a flat like we did ($600) for a week you really get the chance to live in the neighborhood and experience the culture a little better than staying in a hotel.
Did you see the Hunchback?
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