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trusty elf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-28-09 06:26 AM
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Père Lachaise cemetery, Paris
Autumn is a lovely time to visit this very atmospheric place!























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Celebration Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-28-09 08:39 AM
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1. yes, the autumn colors add a lot
I love the second one with the light and shadow. This place is beautiful, and no, I didn't know about it. Thanks!
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trusty elf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-28-09 05:23 PM
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5. It's a remarkable cemetery,
with tomb lined lanes amid beautiful trees-a real necropolis.

Not spooky though, like La Recoleta in Buenos Aires. :scared:

I was lucky to visit Père Lachaise at this time of year on such a beautiful evening.

:hi:
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Mira Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-28-09 09:04 AM
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2. Oh - the history of the place just staring at us.
Each one is a treasure. The light play is fantastic, and the little boy in picture one shows us how life goes on.
The movement in that shot is marvellous.
Cemeteries are a treasure to visit, even without a camera.
(don't want to imagine it, though)
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trusty elf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-28-09 06:23 PM
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6. Indeed!
It's remarkable how many artists, writers and musicians are buried there-Chopin, Oscar Wilde, Sarah Bernhardt, Seurat, Maria Callas, Balzac, Edith Piaf, Jim Morrison, Stephane Grapelli, Delacroix, Rossini, Proust, Max Ernst, Moliere, Cherubini, and Isadora Duncan, to name only some!

I didn't go looking for famous graves this time though. I'll have to come another time for that.

Thanks Mira, I'm glad you enjoyed the pictures! :hi:

I did come across the composer Luigi Cherubini's tomb.








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Mira Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-28-09 06:38 PM
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7. Reading the list of names gave me the chills. All my
little hairs are still standing up.

Have fun in Paris.
Alors, la vie est rose.
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trusty elf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-28-09 07:46 PM
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10. Left Paris this morning,
flew to Bilbao!







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Mira Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-28-09 08:34 PM
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12. NOOOOOOOOO
I honestly have no idea where that is, so now I have to go learn something when I'm already so old and tired.

What a life!
Making music, making chips, making G O R G E O U S pictures, and making tracks.
Love it.
I'm with you in spirit.
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Adsos Letter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-28-09 11:29 AM
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3. Oh Man! This s some beautiful work!!!
Thankyou. :)
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trusty elf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-28-09 06:50 PM
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9. Thanks Adsos Letter!
:-)
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NV Whino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-28-09 11:59 AM
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4. Beautiful
I love old cemeteries.
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trusty elf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-28-09 07:54 PM
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11. Thanks NV Whino!
I do too.
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-28-09 06:50 PM
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8. Wow!
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hippywife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-28-09 09:47 PM
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13. I was listening to
Rick Steve's radio program on NPR last week and they were talking about how the best places to see art outside a museum in Europe is to visit the very old cemeteries.
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JeffR Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-29-09 01:00 PM
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14. I was so taken with many of these that I overlooked how good the first one is.
And the more I look at it now, the more I love it. Next to that, #6 is a standout, wonderfully serene.
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