Trip Day 51 – Pere Lachaise Cemetery

Well what a difference a day makes, the sun is out and the sky is clear, so off to the cemetery I go, it is a single metro line ride to the cemetery from the Arc de Triomphe.  After a short metro ride I depart the train and find myself emerging in front of the cemetery gate. 2.50 is the cost of the cemetery map and given the size of this cemetery it is definitely a must, it really is a city of the dead.

Wondering around the avenues I am amazed at the number of people that have been buried here, 300,000 people say the records and the number of elaborate head stones and monuments is mind boggling.

As is the case with most people that visit the cemetery Jim Morrison is a big draw card I decided to leave his grave to later in my trip and when I do get to see it, I felt a little let down, His grave is crammed in between some others and after seeing so many beautiful headstones and graves his paled in comparison. It is also the only grave that is barricaded off from the public which is disappointing.  

3 1/2 hours later and I have covered most of the cemetery, I definitely recommend a visit but set aside at least 1/2 a day, I think I could spend another day and still see graves I have missed.