Paris by Scooter (Day 2) Stuff and Things

Bonne Journée,

Today we decided to pay our respects to Mr Jim Morrison and Mr Oscar Wilde at the Cimetiere du Pere Lachaise.  We had to scooter there as it is on the other side of Paris to where we are staying.  This was a wonderful serene place with few tourists.  Most of the photos are mine as I love these places.  The first thing you notice as you enter is the number of family crypts.  Some unfortunately have been broken open but they gave me an insight into the family and how they paid their respects to their relatives.  Most had  beautiful stain glass windows and alters inside, family photos and a few personal items.

It was surprising to see how inconspicuous Jim Morrison's grave was.  It has been cleaned up and repaired numerous times.  It is now surrounded by temporary fencing.  Oscar Wilde's grave was a lot more flamboyant and another that was 'vandalised' by fans, particularly with lipstick kisses.  It too was cleaned up and a perspex casing put around it.  This hasn't stopped fans from kissing it as the perspex is marked with lipstick.

The cemetery is a beautiful tree lined place and I loved every minute of being there.

We then scootered around with no particular destination in mind. 

We bought a lock yesterday and Sean, the big softie, scratched our names into it so today we locked it onto one of the many bridges crossing the Seine. Who'd have thought he had it in him.

It is our last night in Paris.  It took me a few days to accept her as my heart belongs to Rome, but after having spent 8 days here and seeing as much of the city as we could possibly fit in, I am going to miss her.   It's been wonderful.

This is our last overseas post, thanks for accompanying us on our journey.

Au Revoir

Lorraine and Sean


Daily Links
2016-07-26 Paris by Scooter (Day 2) Stuff and Things
2016-07-25 Paris by Scooter (Day 1) Montmartre
2016-07-24 TdF Final Day
2016-07-23 River Tour and Walking
2016-07-22 Versailles
2016-07-21 Notre Dame, Bastille, Eiffel Redux
2016-07-20 Louvre Walking Tour
2016-07-19 Au Revoir Geneve, Arrivee Paris
2016-07-18 Geneve
2016-07-17 Train Rome to Geneva
2016-07-16 Shopping Day Redux
2016-07-15 Shopping Day
2016-07-14 Vatican Day
2016-07-13 Vespa Day
2016-07-12.2 Walking Tour
2016-07-12.1 AM Morning Ramble and Lunch
2016-07-11.1 - Ramblings
2016-07-10 BNE-DXB-ITA

Others
2016-07.1 Euro Holiday (entire collection, includes Lorraine's iPhone photos I have previously missed)
2016-07.2 Euro Holiday (new album as previous one full)
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