Nearly All Saints Day at Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris
It seems fitting that, with the coming of All Saints Day, we should visit a cemetery. . . and why not visit the most famous of them, Père Lachaise. This is the final resting place Read More …
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It seems fitting that, with the coming of All Saints Day, we should visit a cemetery. . . and why not visit the most famous of them, Père Lachaise. This is the final resting place Read More …
Paris Travel Journals All Saints Day in the City of Light (November 2012) A couple of days in Paris on our return home from the Seychelles. Nearly All Saints Day at Père Lachaise Cemetery (October Read More …
I’d probably love Paris at any time of year, but I’ll have to wait for future trips to confirm that. We saw a lot in our short time. Of course, there is so much we Read More …
You don’t really need to do a lot of planning in order to have a great time in Paris – almost every street in the old part of the city is interesting and lovely. That’s Read More …
Musée du quai Branly was designed to house major collections of art and artifacts from the Americas, Oceania, Asia, and Africa. Now we are here to see those collections. As I noted earlier, I love Read More …
I was expecting that the Grand Mosque of Paris would be by the Arab Institute, but it is not and, despite the lovely minaret, it takes a bit to find it. When we do, we Read More …
The bells are chiming noon as we walk around Notre-Dame on our way back to the Left Bank. We are headed for the city’s Art Deco mosque, but I’m hungry and ready to sit for Read More …
Even though we could have been first in line to go up in the bell tower, we so much time inside the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris, the that we miss the first group and Read More …
We start our morning with a return visit to Notre-Dame in the heart of Paris. I can’t really imagine how this place would have been experienced by the mostly poor and illiterate people who Read More …
At some point I notice that the late afternoon rain has stopped and the light is beautiful. Time to go out and take some pictures!As I suspected, we find a good viewpoint at the top Read More …