Today was our last day in Paris, so we packed all of our stuff and took it down to the lobby. We didn’t have to catch the train until mid-afternoon but since we had to check out before noon the hotel will keep the luggage until we return to catch the TGV.
We took the Metro to the Le Pere Lachaise Cemetery. As always the ride is even entertaining. At one stop there was a woman from Africa with a large tub balanced on her head. And the tub had all kinds of stuff in it. They make it look so effortless.
Once at the cemetery we just walked along the cobblestone walkways looking at all the very old graves and crypts. There is also a lot of statues and plaques that are very elaborate. Most of these are very mournful and some even ghoulish but all are intriguing.
The cemetery is built on a hill and the tall crypts go right up the hillside.
This is where Jim Morrison was buried and his grave site is usually very crowded with young people. Today it wasn’t crowded at all and it would be very easy to miss without a map. It was covered with flowers and candles. It has just a small tombstone but I had read in a tour book that there is always a cat near this grave. And sure enough right next to his grave was a calico cat just sitting on the tombstone. Pretty freaky.As Paris is so big and there is limited burial space. So every 100 years the people in these cemeteries will be removed unless they have had a permanent internment.
After we strolled through the cemetery we caught the Metro back to the hotel, grabbed our luggage and headed to catch the TGV back to La Rochelle. Not too far out of Paris the weather turned pretty nice again and it was a nice trip through the beautiful countryside and through many neat old cities and towns.
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