22.4.10

Pere Lachaise, au printemps

My French Cinema professor assured us this week that the happiest places in Paris right now are the cemetaries. Why? They're in bloom.

Today, we decided to see it for ourselves with a trip to Pere Lachaise, where many celebrities, from Edith Piaf to Delacroix to Jim Morrison, are buried.

the cemetary


George Seurat, the painter


Honore de Balzac, the writer


Delacroix, the artist


Edith Piaf, the singer



One of the best parts of this spring has been revisiting the places I went last fall. The last time I was in Pere Lachaise, it was a cold, cloudy September day. I was completely overwhelmed by the enormous cemetary and nervous about navigating the Metro to a class I had that afternoon. Now, six months later, returning to Pere Lachaise reminded me just how much I have changed and grown comfortable in this city.

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