Most people don't think of graveyards. But on Wednesday, Claudia and I headed over to one of the biggest graveyards of Europe, "home" to more than a million inhabitants: Pere Lachaise
A bit creepy...
Pere Lachaise has many famous people buried there, including Oscar Wilde, Jim Morrison, Delacroix, Balzac, etc. The place is HUGE, and even with a map we got lost multiple times. There are a ton of little side rows that aren't on the map, and some that were but didn't have names, so it was very confusing.
Jim Morrison's grave
They had to put a barricade around Oscar Wilde's...too much graffiti!
Unfortunately, it looks like rainy season in Paris has officially begun, so not too much sightseeing this past week. The temperature has also dropped considerably, it looks like fall is officially here! But last night, La Defense (the area that I live), put on a pretty cool firework and light show! It was probably the only time I will ever see La Defense that crowded. It is not a common tourist area in Paris, but last night it felt like half of Paris was there:
The Grande Arche looking pretty cool
Plans for the week include more sightseeing and classes, my two Drexel online classes start tomorrow :( Drexel does not make it easy for course credits to transfer over, so I have to take two while I am here. It stinks, but at least they are online and I won't fall too far behind!
I just attempted to stream the Eagles game with zero luck. I am going to have to start cheering for an European soccer (or football as the rest of the world calls it) team!
Bonne Nuit!
Feldy
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