One thing I haven’t done in my previous visits to Paris is the Pere Lachaise cemetery which is home to the remains of many famous people.
From a quick googling, I found that it was best to approach from the rear entrance if one is interested in finding Oscar Wilde’s grave … not totally unexpected right? Well, it was smothered in lipstick-kisses! As I haven’t read a book since school, I didn’t know many of the famous people. I’m not much of a name dropper! I found Bizet and Chopin but couldn’t find Edit Piaf or Maria Callas.
It wasn’t as creepy as the cemetery in Buenos Aires. Here the little house for the departed appears to be purely decorative and sits on top of the actual grave. In Buenos Aires, if you peek into the house, you could sometimes see a set of several coffins for the various family members 🙁
PS. These photos are from my phone-camera and aren’t very good … my real camera went to London with Kim.
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- Pere Lachais cemetery.
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- Oscar Wilde’s grave.
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- Oscar is probably the most visited around here.
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- Pere Lachais cemetery.
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- The columbarium at Pere Lachaise.
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- Pere Lachais cemetery.
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- Pere Lachais cemetery.
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- Pere Lachais cemetery.
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- Chopin’s grave.
