[Next message 06-11-2005: No more pictures of the Mona Lisa]
[Previous message 01-11-2005: Why Le Mans?]
Today: All Souls Day
Today it's All Souls Day, the day the French visit the cemeteries beloved are buried. A couple of appropriate links.
Because it's ALL Souls Day, we should not forget those who died long ago. The Catacombs in Paris form a huge underground ossuary. A small part of it is an aofficial museum you can visit legally. Most of it is closed formally, but adventurers come in every day.
Something completely different is the famous cemetery of Père Lachaise. Oscar Wilde, Edith Piaff and Jim Morrisson are here to find, among many other celebreties. However, not everyone comes here to see graves. Couples visit this grave-yard just for a romantic walk. The place is favourite spot for bird watchers too. Last but not least, some women had a good time leaving traces on the statue of Victor Noir.
Read more about catacombs and cemeteries in Paris
Posted by Peter on november 2, 2005 at 07:55 AM
Type your opinion:
|
The Squat Toilet Weblog tells about changes on this website and points at funny or usefull websites about France. Apart from that, news from France. Not all of it, not allways the breaking news, but just some messages to give an idea of the country.
Weblog Home
Archives
Each categorie:
- Tourism (209)
- News (188)
- Traffic (29)
- Toilets (5)
- Internet (14)
Per month
(category: Tourism)
february 2007
january 2007
december 2006
november 2006
october 2006
september 2006
august 2006
july 2006
june 2006
may 2006
april 2006
march 2006
february 2006
january 2006
december 2005
november 2005
october 2005
september 2005
|
