Pere Lachaise Cemetery

We spent a good share of this day at the Pere Lachaise Cemetery. It was a good day to visit. The sky was overcast and there was a real light drizzle. It was very befitting for visiting a cemetery. There are many famous people buried in this cemetery.The one immediately below is the gravesite of Jim Morrison. He was a lead singer and lyricist for The Doors. He was also a poet, writer and movie director. He was 27 when he died in an apartment in Paris. Frederick Chopin is buried here and many, many people visit the grave site each and every day with flowers and other tributes.

Jean Baptiste Poquelin, also known as Moliere is buried in this vault which is above ground. He died in 1673 and was considered to be one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature.

Everyone knows Edith Piaf also known as Madame Lamboukas. She is buried with all her relatives in a family plot. This burial site also receives a lot of visitors.

Others familiars buried in Pere Lachaise ... Oscar Wilde, Honore de Balzac, Sarah Bernhardt, Georges Bizet, Maria Callas, Marcel Proust and Marcel Marceau who once said ... "Never get a mime to talking because you'll never get him to shut up".