Nov 19, 2011
Day 323: War memorial
I took a very long walk today – over 3 hours (in boots, not really advisable) – at Cimetière du Père-Lachaise. Surprisingly, despite all the trips in and out of Paris over the years, not to mention the months that I’ve been living here, I have never visited this cemetery before. I don’t know what took me so long either.
I wandered randomly without the help of a map, which actually made it slightly tricky, given the vast size of the cemetery. I barely covered about 1/3 of the grounds. Relying on “look where the crowd goes” strategy, that was how I spotted a few famous graves here and there. Not only that, there are also a number of memorial monuments, including this one above, in commemoration of Holocaust victims of Sachsenhausen-Oranienburg.
The cemetery itself is historical, beautiful and calm for most part. A place I should revisit so I can continue my exploration…
interesting….to visit a cemetery for a walk about and not for the usual reasons ;)
yup, that’s paris for you. it comes with visitors map. you can buy some fancy ones for €2.50 each, or grab a free one provided by the city council. ;)