Wednesday, July 05, 2006

Le Pere-Lachaise


The storm came and now we're cool and breezy again. Teen daughter navigated and narrated a stroll through the Pere-Lachaise Cemetery today, reading from a Paris Walks book. We visited the graves of Balzac, Richard Wright, Max Ernst, Gertrude and Alice, Proust, Wilde and of course Jim Morrison. The cemetery has huge trees, cobblestone alleyways and it's been a lovely day. Cross your fingers for the Blues tonight.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'm hoping the blues make it to the final. But do or don't, I'll be roting for the azzurri in the final. Why are they all called the same thing anyway?

Mary

Anonymous said...

Sounds like a great day! How did all those famous people get buried in the same cemetery?
jw

LH said...

m...Italy France. Quel final!

j..you can get in by being born here or dying here or living here. So I figure I'm eligible. Maybe.
Everyone will want to visit my grave site because I'll be in Paris.

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