Tombant en ruines

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSUp8WavKZQHujkFq8EJmLZr5PiNY3KsfLisvOgjf9ic37vN5ZWsQ3Hgzbc4xhihxiRJgYh0s-j4iHIpMlRlGV6GXoRg-xV4ltHtivA3MsQPCyloEFP_In1f6vq2oalnbeARZt2-X605M/s1600/2014+Sept+16+Tues++++_20140916+451+DSC_7965.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSUp8WavKZQHujkFq8EJmLZr5PiNY3KsfLisvOgjf9ic37vN5ZWsQ3Hgzbc4xhihxiRJgYh0s-j4iHIpMlRlGV6GXoRg-xV4ltHtivA3MsQPCyloEFP_In1f6vq2oalnbeARZt2-X605M/s640/2014+Sept+16+Tues++++_20140916+451+DSC_7965.jpg" width="414" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In need of repair</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">but the ghosts are free</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">to come and go</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What a beautiful tomb this </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">once was</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Père Lachaise</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">75020, Paris</span></i></div>

Tombant en ruines

In need of repair but the ghosts are free to come and go What a beautiful tomb this  once was Père Lachaise 75020, Paris

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L'or de septembre

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixkImtG04lJRxhmFJ22-TwjxVVRsg5OzJnTyNtkMulbf91FgxfhlLrs0qZeVUzaOBw3HxA0ZqQcVqvUlo0ciUjZjQ3Sr8zveNJkHoyPrA4BjJBXt2CS57LlxzKoWMcLLXCOpXti8Ch7e8/s1600/2014+Sept+16+Tues++++_20140916+405+DSC_7919.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixkImtG04lJRxhmFJ22-TwjxVVRsg5OzJnTyNtkMulbf91FgxfhlLrs0qZeVUzaOBw3HxA0ZqQcVqvUlo0ciUjZjQ3Sr8zveNJkHoyPrA4BjJBXt2CS57LlxzKoWMcLLXCOpXti8Ch7e8/s640/2014+Sept+16+Tues++++_20140916+405+DSC_7919.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">September "gold"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There is something to look forward </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">to with the changing of seasons</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">in Paris.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is the first glimpse of gold.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It will be another month before the Ginko leaves turn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Père Lachaise</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">75020, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

L'or de septembre

September "gold" There is something to look forward  to with the changing of seasons in Paris. This is the first glimpse of gold. ...

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Allée d'arbres

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAdAnh6N2xIjsjWxRWKGI_3gY9hW0E66Ct3w1mbEvmbUz7yZPiTtPpWlUO7eFy5iyA9CUvV9RBclmc1n00_DiCNrcYwilcIrroNrN28cSDIst1Kskzjg5jnst9nqu3ixiqkW-9kVUR2To/s1600/2014+Sept+16+Tues++++_20140916+396+DSC_7910.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAdAnh6N2xIjsjWxRWKGI_3gY9hW0E66Ct3w1mbEvmbUz7yZPiTtPpWlUO7eFy5iyA9CUvV9RBclmc1n00_DiCNrcYwilcIrroNrN28cSDIst1Kskzjg5jnst9nqu3ixiqkW-9kVUR2To/s640/2014+Sept+16+Tues++++_20140916+396+DSC_7910.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A long row of trees</div><div style="text-align: center;">and dancing shadows</div><div style="text-align: center;">in Cimetière du Père Lachaise</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>(Joyeux anniversaire, Lisette!)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Cimetière du Père Lachaise</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>75020, Paris</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Allée d'arbres

A long row of trees and dancing shadows in Cimetière du Père Lachaise (Joyeux anniversaire, Lisette!) Cimetière du Père Lachaise 75020, Pari...

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Cimetière de Passy

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQiBSFMVc1F-WDQDLm1WvsxPJqOI538K1MLPmyb447IDg3h3mhvXHdSPlL5GEQIJrWXgku3CoCP5x-FpeWXjNtVJfXcyK8VfFjLtlRXHUuoA-XrdKSoyl0kC4zCFwg-BjAS68fyvQIlAE/s1600/2013+May+22+0522+Wed_67DSC_5677.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQiBSFMVc1F-WDQDLm1WvsxPJqOI538K1MLPmyb447IDg3h3mhvXHdSPlL5GEQIJrWXgku3CoCP5x-FpeWXjNtVJfXcyK8VfFjLtlRXHUuoA-XrdKSoyl0kC4zCFwg-BjAS68fyvQIlAE/s640/2013+May+22+0522+Wed_67DSC_5677.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The door swings open</div><div style="text-align: center;">to reveal the neglected plants</div><div style="text-align: center;">and the eternal beauty </div><div style="text-align: center;">of a Russian Orthodox mosaic.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Cimetière de Passy</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(just across from Place du Trocadero)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75016, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Cimetière de Passy

The door swings open to reveal the neglected plants and the eternal beauty  of a Russian Orthodox mosaic. Cimetière de Passy (just across fr...

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Cimetiere Montparnasse

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbW8yLqDMIX1bVd0mb3MuJax_9qPDBJLmKFcDuwel1BnHouzOaN7a3dKB2TQ6hWgcMS1cvS7kzik7hdzNWoxLuOg9YkB8CgMehEPxJapWdy-TaZIs_SU2OkCk5RbEQ2taUuHNvytczurI/s1600/2013+May+19+214DSC_4462.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbW8yLqDMIX1bVd0mb3MuJax_9qPDBJLmKFcDuwel1BnHouzOaN7a3dKB2TQ6hWgcMS1cvS7kzik7hdzNWoxLuOg9YkB8CgMehEPxJapWdy-TaZIs_SU2OkCk5RbEQ2taUuHNvytczurI/s640/2013+May+19+214DSC_4462.jpg" width="680" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Montparnasse Cemetery</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This cemetery is the resting place </div><div style="text-align: center;">of many of Paris' intellectuals and artistic elite.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You will find quiet paths and an easy walk as you recognize</div><div style="text-align: center;">19th and 20th century writers and artists.  I was pleased to find</div><div style="text-align: center;">the graves of Brassai (photographer) </div><div style="text-align: center;">and Bartholdi (sculptor of the Statue of Liberty)</div><br /><br /><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Cimetiere Montparnasse</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">3, boulevard Edgar Quinet</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75014, Paris</span></i>

Cimetiere Montparnasse

Montparnasse Cemetery This cemetery is the resting place  of many of Paris' intellectuals and artistic elite. You will find quiet paths ...

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Sainte Geneviève des Bois - le cimetière russe

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDyBngLUwJe76ZNuRm1R4Sw0CPC7zWpMTJizjmIOOFx56RziBF3dBDC5d_w4vUzUDQHeXTgs6OFWDYWTk_2DqfqzSKaov__h5XyDf3ekTAE4iqIPpdI0W1LcVZSc3EJ0UImaGUeqZDAQs/s1600/2011+Nov+10+DSC_0404.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDyBngLUwJe76ZNuRm1R4Sw0CPC7zWpMTJizjmIOOFx56RziBF3dBDC5d_w4vUzUDQHeXTgs6OFWDYWTk_2DqfqzSKaov__h5XyDf3ekTAE4iqIPpdI0W1LcVZSc3EJ0UImaGUeqZDAQs/s1600/2011+Nov+10+DSC_0404.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sainte Geneviève des Bois</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">a Russian Cemetery</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">The Russian Orthodox Cemetery is not highly regarded </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">by the locals of this small town </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">and many do not even know of its existence.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">I made the trip to see the <a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2011/11/pilgrimage-to-saint-genevieve-des-bois.html" target="_blank">tombstone of Rudolph Nureuev</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">and found the carpet of <a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2012/11/sainte-genevieve-des-bois-le-cimetiere.html">fallen ginko leaves as a bonus</a>.  </span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Wherever I have traveled in the world, I visit and photograph the cemeteries.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Although this cemetery is not well-maintained, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">there was a quiet beauty of the season, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">silent and colorful with autumn leaves.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Russian Orthodox Cemetery</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Sainte Geneviève des Bois </i></span></div>

Sainte Geneviève des Bois - le cimetière russe

Sainte Geneviève des Bois a Russian Cemetery The Russian Orthodox Cemetery is not highly regarded  by the locals of this small town  and m...

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Cimetière du Père Lachaise XIX

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQwXNNYZsSmoG9W-WzEaYIMBjZvxb7MHIOjrwtoQoiuYQer_U62_AwwfRflH9d5J6PcL_35U2K9oZtqMyS287jHCEIvmVEs3b6viYmYjdBgm8wVTEgFtf7-PQJAQBimdur5dmy8jkDsR4/s1600/2010+June+20+DSC_0852.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQwXNNYZsSmoG9W-WzEaYIMBjZvxb7MHIOjrwtoQoiuYQer_U62_AwwfRflH9d5J6PcL_35U2K9oZtqMyS287jHCEIvmVEs3b6viYmYjdBgm8wVTEgFtf7-PQJAQBimdur5dmy8jkDsR4/s1600/2010+June+20+DSC_0852.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cimetière du Père Lachaise</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The sculpted paths in this old cemetery </div><div style="text-align: center;">often feel like a rambling garden.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In the summer, trees provide shade from the sun </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the hilltop position lends itself to cool breezes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Cimetière du Père Lachaise</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75020, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Cimetière du Père Lachaise XIX

Cimetière du Père Lachaise The sculpted paths in this old cemetery  often feel like a rambling garden.   In the summer, trees provide shade ...

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Cimetière Montparnasse

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4W3j7jffetfdt0etZfv7nvhJd6Y2IqO_m1t-NZb0DT4oMGLn_pkDKuF__hAXbxn6o9QVRE5jAJk-yQdN5IeubHo4I8Me6uz9uMCd5F7YRYtbehw4cZdvZQD6C5lBopcFzisZxfvOR-2s/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_170DSC_4418.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4W3j7jffetfdt0etZfv7nvhJd6Y2IqO_m1t-NZb0DT4oMGLn_pkDKuF__hAXbxn6o9QVRE5jAJk-yQdN5IeubHo4I8Me6uz9uMCd5F7YRYtbehw4cZdvZQD6C5lBopcFzisZxfvOR-2s/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_170DSC_4418.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cimetière Montparnasse</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Carefully attended and beautifully adorned, </div><div style="text-align: center;">there are surely many stories about this grave.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Certainly it belongs to a person </div><div style="text-align: center;">who had a loving and dedicated family.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Cimetière Montparnasse</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75014, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Cimetière Montparnasse

Cimetière Montparnasse Carefully attended and beautifully adorned,  there are surely many stories about this grave.   Certainly it belongs t...

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Cimetière de Passy et la Tour Eiffel

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyycSY-rSmwwxQ8ldlzkXZiVYR8MIIG3NDQO-IitsZwsPGTmS5sJGoooIjp4X6lwEJGNl6yGmwh1RwJCMo6s0zlwgyvsX9OgTqjoWOdbG1b_HJDG2-BmK5JT6nZYXEEpXERCV0AsFRTg4/s1600/2013+May+22+0522+Wed_15DSC_5625.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyycSY-rSmwwxQ8ldlzkXZiVYR8MIIG3NDQO-IitsZwsPGTmS5sJGoooIjp4X6lwEJGNl6yGmwh1RwJCMo6s0zlwgyvsX9OgTqjoWOdbG1b_HJDG2-BmK5JT6nZYXEEpXERCV0AsFRTg4/s1600/2013+May+22+0522+Wed_15DSC_5625.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cimetière de Passy</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This storied cemetery is just across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower </div><div style="text-align: center;">which can be seen at every turn as you walk among the tombs.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope that you can find a view unobstructed by cranes.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">It is not easy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Cimetière de Passy</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75016, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Cimetière de Passy et la Tour Eiffel

Cimetière de Passy This storied cemetery is just across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower which can be seen at every turn as you walk among th...

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Cimetière Passy - un message privé

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVRT1nmpi0v45hqqHao5eWV7yWVCUptIOtwNBXr3UPlE75xV5lSOBw5bINO3iyop_LPk1mHIgQN7-CY1o0tNGvwdLaKKkp7Eo2cVcVE2nBTDVR0pBVulmQdDUVzQoUA5EcSqhPxloj0IY/s1600/2013+May+22+0522+Wed_32DSC_5642c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVRT1nmpi0v45hqqHao5eWV7yWVCUptIOtwNBXr3UPlE75xV5lSOBw5bINO3iyop_LPk1mHIgQN7-CY1o0tNGvwdLaKKkp7Eo2cVcVE2nBTDVR0pBVulmQdDUVzQoUA5EcSqhPxloj0IY/s1600/2013+May+22+0522+Wed_32DSC_5642c.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Passy Cemetery</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Passy Cemetery sits in the shadow of la Tour Eiffel </div><div style="text-align: center;">and is the final resting place of the painter Édouard Manet, </div><div style="text-align: center;">a key figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On the left corner of his grave I found a weathered</div><div style="text-align: center;">message anchored by small rocks.<br />Always watch for the details </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Passy Cemetery</span></span></i><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="kno-fv _gA">2, rue du Commandant Schloesing</span></span></span></i><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="kno-fv _gA">75016, Paris</span></span></span></i><br /><span class="kno-fv _gA"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Cimetière Passy - un message privé

Passy Cemetery Passy Cemetery sits in the shadow of la Tour Eiffel  and is the final resting place of the painter Édouard Manet,  a key figu...

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Cimetière du Père Lachaise

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg41HuNtlk3BtauYXo2YGg82ddhFcx5DYye7KoriQi9oFX91bPHRBZuyLJwFHp5ZXBtUJYk9OWpe9rzdeLZKWY_LFYTzCEPaLxohx2DqsioojEEPSxzAa37XVEb-HmJe7O34ImE-HS394Y/s1600/2010+June+20+DSC_0875.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg41HuNtlk3BtauYXo2YGg82ddhFcx5DYye7KoriQi9oFX91bPHRBZuyLJwFHp5ZXBtUJYk9OWpe9rzdeLZKWY_LFYTzCEPaLxohx2DqsioojEEPSxzAa37XVEb-HmJe7O34ImE-HS394Y/s1600/2010+June+20+DSC_0875.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Père Lachaise Cemetery</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Quiet walks, a few cats,</div><div style="text-align: center;">voices from the past,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and a cool spring breeze...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Cimetière du Père Lachaise</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span>16, rue de Repos</span></span></i></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></i></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span>75020, Paris</span></span></i></span></div>

Cimetière du Père Lachaise

Père Lachaise Cemetery Quiet walks, a few cats, voices from the past, and a cool spring breeze... Cimetière du Père Lachaise 16, rue de Repo...

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Cimetière du Montparnasse - l'avenue violet

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6JIKx1WORwuFWPV3GIOXXvf3ODzgROfjADKAxd8wEcH7aPc7DVorbb7rowwgFTmUM1KYJX2KVn_UH-c7AXH7eAWRpcE61kk9BeruXWPLvRVM_RUJb1d-XItU8cDtykaWBWFB7tWm5uw8/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_213DSC_4461.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN3cVXGjSyrPZIdyKP-yhQ-TYIf3CkbjyIwFrdHh8Nx4wjbSqcW_lp0gqx29wUWEtNihdGOQyKcgfnqXXkYVrNG2c5LfTcUWV2-DIX5FUwqlPZxJXhHzGSAdEcH1Bt1x_9mzKhhJ4XMcM/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_217DSC_4465.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN3cVXGjSyrPZIdyKP-yhQ-TYIf3CkbjyIwFrdHh8Nx4wjbSqcW_lp0gqx29wUWEtNihdGOQyKcgfnqXXkYVrNG2c5LfTcUWV2-DIX5FUwqlPZxJXhHzGSAdEcH1Bt1x_9mzKhhJ4XMcM/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_217DSC_4465.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cimetière du Montparnasse</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A large-scale art installation by Christo would be no more exquisite than this little avenue in Cemetière du Montparnasse, strewn with the violet blooms.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The colors of spring are vivid and a treat for the eyes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Cimetière du Montparnasse</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75014, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">  </span></span></i></div>

Cimetière du Montparnasse - l'avenue violet

Cimetière du Montparnasse A large-scale art installation by Christo would be no more exquisite than this little avenue in Cemetière du Montp...

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Cimetière du Montparnasse - printemps

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjftzy0Bjm_rR-4NzuqPUHJ9cIXVUEmSkfr3aaXmkTiERlbGG9Maya2xBLh-kR9LP9LMdmh_CxU0arI13lQQlvdM7cesrUU-ZKESbSmWOGDZApw0DHLIKHzrnoupSZAD0qqkqX_55ols8o/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_213DSC_4461.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjftzy0Bjm_rR-4NzuqPUHJ9cIXVUEmSkfr3aaXmkTiERlbGG9Maya2xBLh-kR9LP9LMdmh_CxU0arI13lQQlvdM7cesrUU-ZKESbSmWOGDZApw0DHLIKHzrnoupSZAD0qqkqX_55ols8o/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_213DSC_4461.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Montparnasse Cemetery</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Spring blows into Paris,</div><div style="text-align: center;">scattering fresh blossoms</div><div style="text-align: center;">like pastel confetti</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">May they last in my memories forever</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Cimetière du Montparnasse</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75014, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Cimetière du Montparnasse - printemps

Montparnasse Cemetery Spring blows into Paris, scattering fresh blossoms like pastel confetti May they last in my memories forever Cimetière...

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Père Lachaise en hiver

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrEeR9GT_RIg222fE25EkRPXVASsPx76xC8H6D2KQSxpEfQsWUJlW4JTvgMuxFImkHpih1WItP_UTPF0rDNJVW_NRi7_8FCSKVxU8XatGxOCYQMC7sD09cTlXBalQVdyz__lj1at2_Gww/s1600/2009+Dec+4+00382.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrEeR9GT_RIg222fE25EkRPXVASsPx76xC8H6D2KQSxpEfQsWUJlW4JTvgMuxFImkHpih1WItP_UTPF0rDNJVW_NRi7_8FCSKVxU8XatGxOCYQMC7sD09cTlXBalQVdyz__lj1at2_Gww/s1600/2009+Dec+4+00382.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Père Lachaise</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In summer these bare branches are filled </div><div style="text-align: center;">with leaves making a canopy of shade from the heat and sun.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">In winter, the "tree bones" litter the narrow stone paths </div><div style="text-align: center;">with a mosaic of shadows.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you are a winter visitor, put Père Lachaise on your list.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">You can wander through the 110 acres </div><div style="text-align: center;">and almost have the place to yourself, </div><div style="text-align: center;">or you can get a map <a href="http://www.pariscemeteries.com/pdf/Plan-sepultures-Pere-Lachaise.pdf" target="_blank">(here)</a> and locate a specific grave.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The long shadows of winter will give you memorable photos.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">le Cimetière du Père Lachaise</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">16, rue de Repos</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75020, Paris</span></span></i></div>

Père Lachaise en hiver

Père Lachaise In summer these bare branches are filled  with leaves making a canopy of shade from the heat and sun.   In winter, the "t...

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Décomposition et désespoir

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/10735989743/" title="2012 Jan HB - IMG_6747 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Jan HB - IMG_6747" height="800" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5484/10735989743_a2cbdc7e27_c.jpg" width="600" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Decay and despair</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Overturned tombstones, doors ajar, unkempt grounds...</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This desolate cemetery pairs well with the expression on this caryatid</span><br /><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(not Père Lachaise)</span></span></i><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>

Décomposition et désespoir

Decay and despair Overturned tombstones, doors ajar, unkempt grounds... This desolate cemetery pairs well with the expression on this caryat...

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Cimetière de Passy

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdILu4M8hYNnMcRRm_UQIuywctDTkgFmXysOAMrPIaKy8YIeiXwHmOIeZo_OOojuTITfyNdtjmD1-9G45sWkSD5qUa0ixnv4azPNHj4S7RK2AsKJB2t23xOFrej_j0g6W8jCng8M8Ws0s/s1600/2013+0522+Wed_80DSC_5690.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdILu4M8hYNnMcRRm_UQIuywctDTkgFmXysOAMrPIaKy8YIeiXwHmOIeZo_OOojuTITfyNdtjmD1-9G45sWkSD5qUa0ixnv4azPNHj4S7RK2AsKJB2t23xOFrej_j0g6W8jCng8M8Ws0s/s640/2013+0522+Wed_80DSC_5690.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Cimetière de Passy</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Just across the way from Trocadéro and the stunning view of la Tour Eiffel </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(and the throngs of people) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">is this quiet cemetery with its own stunning view of la Tour.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">As you walk the narrow shaded paths, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the chatter of  the many tourists </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">along with hawkers of Eiffel Tower key chains </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">cannot be heard.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The muffled sounds of the caretaker </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">going about his daily maintenance </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and the songs of birds </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">will accompany you on a walk </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">through the rows of crypts, tombs and markers.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Cimetière de Passy</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75016, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Trocadéro</span></span></i></div>

Cimetière de Passy

Cimetière de Passy Just across the way from Trocadéro and the stunning view of la Tour Eiffel  (and the throngs of people)  is this quiet ce...

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Cimetière de Passy - le gardien

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/9456218592/" title="2013 0522 Wed_72DSC_5682 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2013 0522 Wed_72DSC_5682" height="800" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7288/9456218592_09582c8cae_c.jpg" width="544" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Cimetière de Passy</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the caretaker</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I am attracted to cemeteries and have sought them out in every city visited.  Paris has an abundance of cemeteries and many stories to go with them </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Cimetière de Passy is less than six acres in size making it easy to cover in about an hour.  You will find the famous and the not-so-famous, a princess, artists, aviators, actresses, and many more.  You may even catch a glimpse of the caretaker going about his business.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">All the while, la Tour Eiffel is peeking over your shoulder.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Cimetière de Passy</i><br /><i>2, rue de Commandant Schloesing</i><br /><i>75016 Paris</i></div>

Cimetière de Passy - le gardien

Cimetière de Passy the caretaker I am attracted to cemeteries and have sought them out in every city visited.  Paris has an abundance of cem...

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Cimetière de Passy

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1tuIBr6IfnBR5lJYYUiLw_u0-98j7wKOQAlzX_2BPcce4-o69YptMGm1xD53apSUUqZ81kLMCWLdqUHMQ5obI35eA8Ff2THmLLh2ZjObpSozqYpKgEbYsIXaBqTI0bIXjCutS_8n6cdI/s1600/2013+0522+Wed_36DSC_5646.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1tuIBr6IfnBR5lJYYUiLw_u0-98j7wKOQAlzX_2BPcce4-o69YptMGm1xD53apSUUqZ81kLMCWLdqUHMQ5obI35eA8Ff2THmLLh2ZjObpSozqYpKgEbYsIXaBqTI0bIXjCutS_8n6cdI/s640/2013+0522+Wed_36DSC_5646.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Cimetière de Passy</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The porcelain wreaths and flowers are usually broken, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">either through carelessness or vandalism.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This one caught my eye for the delicate colors.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Then one notices the long life enjoyed by this couple </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">who saw many changes in Paris over their lifetimes.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">How rare was it to live to almost 100?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Cimetière de Passy</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="kno-fv"><span class="kno-fv-vq fl" data-vq="/search?biw=1920&bih=948&q=passy+cemetery&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAGOovnz8BQMDAx8HsxKHfq6-QVZ2TrkDY22TW-aWpZMq65s1OuU6PbnCPk8SAgCAZ4j2KwAAAA">2, rue du Commandant Schloesing</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="kno-fv"><span class="kno-fv-vq fl" data-vq="/search?biw=1920&bih=948&q=passy+cemetery&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAGOovnz8BQMDAx8HsxKHfq6-QVZ2TrkDY22TW-aWpZMq65s1OuU6PbnCPk8SAgCAZ4j2KwAAAA">75016, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="kno-fv"><span class="kno-fv-vq fl" data-vq="/search?biw=1920&bih=948&q=passy+cemetery&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAGOovnz8BQMDAx8HsxKHfq6-QVZ2TrkDY22TW-aWpZMq65s1OuU6PbnCPk8SAgCAZ4j2KwAAAA"><i>Métro Trocadéro </i></span></span></div>

Cimetière de Passy

Cimetière de Passy The porcelain wreaths and flowers are usually broken,  either through carelessness or vandalism.   This one caught my eye...

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Père Lachaise - crossing

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/8603213681/" title="2009 dec 4 00380 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2009 dec 4 00380" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8400/8603213681_d50085532f_c.jpg" width="532" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Crossing</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Crossing the stone paths of Cimetière du Père Lachaise</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">perhaps a symbol for passing from this life to the next</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Cimetière du Père Lachaise</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75020, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Joining the City Daily Photo Blogs</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">for April's Theme Day</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"crossing"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Père Lachaise - crossing

Crossing Crossing the stone paths of Cimetière du Père Lachaise perhaps a symbol for passing from this life to the next Cimetière du Père La...

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Père Lachaise - la chouette et son ombre

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/8536094078/" title="2009 dec 00364 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2009 dec 00364" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8088/8536094078_e8c5162e9b_c.jpg" width="532" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A majestic tomb</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Rising above most of the tombs in this area of the famed Père Lachaise, three mighty owls stand watch perched between stone garlands.  The crown supports a shield that surely identifies the family.  How could I have failed to note the name and the story.  Alas, a momentary lapse, but I will return for another look.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The skies may never be this blue again</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Cimetière du Père Lachaise</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75020, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Père Lachaise - la chouette et son ombre

A majestic tomb Rising above most of the tombs in this area of the famed Père Lachaise, three mighty owls stand watch perched between stone ...

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