{"id":30432,"date":"2018-10-19T14:31:03","date_gmt":"2018-10-19T13:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/?p=30432"},"modified":"2018-10-19T14:34:05","modified_gmt":"2018-10-19T13:34:05","slug":"the-worlds-most-visited-cemetery-pere-lachaise-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/the-worlds-most-visited-cemetery-pere-lachaise-paris\/","title":{"rendered":"The World&#8217;s Most Visited Cemetery, P\u00e8re-Lachaise, Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Zagan the motorhome&#8217;s occupants have ridden the Paris metro to see the world&#8217;s most visited cemetery, Le Cimeti\u00e8re du&nbsp;Pere Lachaise, and what a place it turned out to be. This huge cemetery contains the graves of over 800,000 Parisiens, including those of well known politicians, writers, singers, poets, adventurers, victims of assassin&#8217;s bullets, actors and everyone else you can imagine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Pere-Lachaise-Cemetery-Chemin.jpg\" alt=\"A path or 'chemin' through the Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris\" class=\"wp-image-30446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Pere-Lachaise-Cemetery-Chemin.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Pere-Lachaise-Cemetery-Chemin-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Pere-Lachaise-Cemetery-Chemin-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Pere-Lachaise-Cemetery-Chemin-678x381.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>A path or &#8216;chemin&#8217; through the Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ll fess up from the start, cemeteries are my thing. Whenever we come across one, from the ornate stone and marble villages of the Catholics, to the brutally austere unmarked rocks in the Muslim deserts, I try to take the time to look around and reflect. Weird to some folks, but the thought &#8220;<em>memento mori&#8221;<\/em>, &#8220;remember death&#8221;, is essential to my mind, in trying to live a good life.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/A-robed-figure-reaching-into-a-tomb-at-Pere-Lachaise.jpg\" alt=\"A robed figure reaching into a tomb at Pere Lachaise\" class=\"wp-image-30447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/A-robed-figure-reaching-into-a-tomb-at-Pere-Lachaise.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/A-robed-figure-reaching-into-a-tomb-at-Pere-Lachaise-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/A-robed-figure-reaching-into-a-tomb-at-Pere-Lachaise-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/A-robed-figure-reaching-into-a-tomb-at-Pere-Lachaise-678x381.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>A robed figure reaching into a tomb at&nbsp;Pere Lachaise<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A few people we&#8217;ve had the good fortune to meet on our travels no longer breathe air on this Earth. Some knew they were ill, and were taking the opportunity to chase down long-suppressed dreams to travel. Others knew nothing of what lay in store, but were still deliberately living life according to this maxim: <em>momento mori<\/em>: remember death. They could have carried on working, earning more money, building a bigger and safer nest egg, which might have been the biggest mistake of their lives. Death comes to us all, and it&#8217;s critical to reflect on that fact when making each decision we come across: one day I&#8217;ll die, with that in mind, should I really take the &#8216;safe option&#8217;?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I digress, back to business! Our friends Rose and Paul have headed back to Australia. Just over a day after leaving, while we&#8217;re still in the exact same spot we&#8217;ve been for days, they&#8217;re almost directly beneath us, on the other side of Earth in Australia. Weird. After they&#8217;d gone we decided to stay in Paris a few more days as we&#8217;re liking it here. The benign weather&#8217;s helping, as is the discovery of the suburb of Suresnes just over the Seine from us, with its cafes and restaurants. One afternoon we popped over there&nbsp;to enjoy a \u20ac16 delicious lunchtime&nbsp;<em>menu du jour<\/em> of <em>confit de canard<\/em> (fat-preserved duck), watching the street market slowly pack up alongside us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yesterday we took to the Paris public transport system, using the shuttle bus from the campsite to get to the Porte Maillot metro stop, about 20 minute&#8217;s away, where we bought <a href=\"https:\/\/parisbytrain.com\/paris-metro\/#mobilis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">one-day Zone 1 and 2&nbsp;Mobilis tickets<\/a> for \u20ac7.50 each from the ticket office. These give unlimited metro and bus travel in the centre of Paris (out to the Seine), and include the&nbsp;Funiculaire de Montmartre at Sacre Coeur. By the end of the day we&#8217;d taken 6 metro rides, nipped up the&nbsp;Funiculaire and taken the 244 bus back to the campsite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Riding-the-Paris-Metro-2.jpg\" alt=\"Riding the Paris metro (looking a bit amazed by it all I am - I'm no city boy!)\" class=\"wp-image-30444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Riding-the-Paris-Metro-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Riding-the-Paris-Metro-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Riding-the-Paris-Metro-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Riding-the-Paris-Metro-2-678x381.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Riding the Paris metro (looking a bit amazed by it all I am &#8211; I&#8217;m no city boy!)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Sacre-Coeur-Paris.jpg\" alt=\"Sacre Coeur, which has wonderful views over Paris and is free to enter\" class=\"wp-image-30435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Sacre-Coeur-Paris.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Sacre-Coeur-Paris-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Sacre-Coeur-Paris-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Sacre-Coeur-Paris-678x381.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Sacre Coeur, which has wonderful views over Paris and is free to enter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/The-view-out-of-Paris-from-Sacre-Coeur.jpg\" alt=\"The view of an Autumnal Paris from Sacre Coeur\" class=\"wp-image-30445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/The-view-out-of-Paris-from-Sacre-Coeur.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/The-view-out-of-Paris-from-Sacre-Coeur-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/The-view-out-of-Paris-from-Sacre-Coeur-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/The-view-out-of-Paris-from-Sacre-Coeur-678x381.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The view of an Autumnal Paris from Sacre Coeur<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We arrived at Pere Lachaise from the Philippe Auguste metro stop, which is close to the cemetery entrance with the &#8216;Conservation Office&#8217;. This has free toilets, a drinking water fountain and gives away maps to the cemetery and I dare say will have very knowledgeable staff if you&#8217;ve questions on where to find people. Yep, a map for a cemetery, it&#8217;s that big.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Pere-Lachaise-Cemetery-Map.jpg\" alt=\"The free Pere Lachaise cemetery map\" class=\"wp-image-30436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Pere-Lachaise-Cemetery-Map.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Pere-Lachaise-Cemetery-Map-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Pere-Lachaise-Cemetery-Map-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Pere-Lachaise-Cemetery-Map-678x381.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The free Pere Lachaise cemetery map<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The cemetery&#8217;s split into divisions, separated by named &#8216;chemins&#8217; or pathways. The map shows the locations of the 85 most visited tombs, including Frederic Chopin, Jim Morrison, Edith Piaf, and Oscar Wilde. The 23 most visited memorials are also listed, including deeply moving ones to the victims of the Nazis at Auschwitz, Bergen-Belsen and Mauthausen (and many others &#8211; Europe was covered in death camps 70 years or so ago).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Nazi-Death-Camp-Monuments-in-Pere-Lachaise.jpg\" alt=\"Monuments to victims of the Nazis in Pere Lachaise\" class=\"wp-image-30441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Nazi-Death-Camp-Monuments-in-Pere-Lachaise.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Nazi-Death-Camp-Monuments-in-Pere-Lachaise-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Nazi-Death-Camp-Monuments-in-Pere-Lachaise-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Nazi-Death-Camp-Monuments-in-Pere-Lachaise-678x381.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Monuments to victims of the Nazis in Pere Lachaise<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We did what most folks do, I suspect, and picked out the famous names we knew and wandered along to see their graves. They were easy to spot when you got close, as someone else was already there! Even in death the celebrity status of some Pere Lachaise dwellers caused the maintenance staff problems: folks have taken to kissing Wilde&#8217;s tomb covering it in lipstick (it&#8217;s now protected with a plastic wall, which is also covered in lipstick kisses).&nbsp;Jim Morrison&#8217;s grave had to be guarded at one point as folks were knocking back drugs and making love on his grave (looked rather uncomfortable to me).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Oscar-Wilde-Tomb-Pere-Lachaise.jpg\" alt=\"Oscar Wilde's tomb, given to him by a lady admirer\" class=\"wp-image-30440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Oscar-Wilde-Tomb-Pere-Lachaise.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Oscar-Wilde-Tomb-Pere-Lachaise-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Oscar-Wilde-Tomb-Pere-Lachaise-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Oscar-Wilde-Tomb-Pere-Lachaise-678x381.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Oscar Wilde&#8217;s tomb, given to him by a lady admirer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One lesser-known chap, journalist Victor Noir, was assassinated at 22 and now has a bronze statue of him fallen with a bullet to the chest laid on his grave. As a tour guide was telling some other visitors at the time we arrived, the artist gave him a &#8216;semi erection&#8217; under his clothes, which ladies wanting fertility or a better sex life had taken to rubbing, as evidenced by a rather shiny crotch (Ju stayed clear). A fence was popped up at one point, but had been removed following protests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Victor-Noir-Pere-Lachaise.jpg\" alt=\"Victor Noir, shot by a great-nephew of Napolean, complete with well-polished crotch\" class=\"wp-image-30439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Victor-Noir-Pere-Lachaise.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Victor-Noir-Pere-Lachaise-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Victor-Noir-Pere-Lachaise-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Victor-Noir-Pere-Lachaise-678x381.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><br>Victor Noir, shot by a great-nephew of Napolean, complete with well-polished crotch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another unusual statue caught our eye of two guys laid under a cloth, hand in hand as we later found out,&nbsp;balloonists Joseph&nbsp;Croce-Spinelli&nbsp;and Th\u00e9odore&nbsp;Sivel. These unfortunate adventurers were in a balloon called Zenith back in 1875, and were trying to climb higher than anyone had ever done before. This, they didn&#8217;t achieve, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlasobscura.com\/articles\/the-balloonists-of-pere-lachaise-cemetery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">and died in the attempt<\/a>. A third balloonist survived.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Balloonists-Joseph-Croce-Spinelli-and-Th\u00e9odore-Sivel-Pere-Lachaise.jpg\" alt=\"Joseph Croce-Spinelli and Th\u00e9odore Sivel Tomb in Pere Lachaise\" class=\"wp-image-30437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Balloonists-Joseph-Croce-Spinelli-and-Th\u00e9odore-Sivel-Pere-Lachaise.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Balloonists-Joseph-Croce-Spinelli-and-Th\u00e9odore-Sivel-Pere-Lachaise-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Balloonists-Joseph-Croce-Spinelli-and-Th\u00e9odore-Sivel-Pere-Lachaise-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Balloonists-Joseph-Croce-Spinelli-and-Th\u00e9odore-Sivel-Pere-Lachaise-678x381.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Balloonists-Joseph-Croce-Spinelli-and-Th\u00e9odore-Sivel-Statues-Pere-Lachaise.jpg\" alt=\"You can't see from this angle, but Joseph Croce-Spinelli and Th\u00e9odore Sivel are holding hands, immortalised at the point of their air-less death\" class=\"wp-image-30438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Balloonists-Joseph-Croce-Spinelli-and-Th\u00e9odore-Sivel-Statues-Pere-Lachaise.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Balloonists-Joseph-Croce-Spinelli-and-Th\u00e9odore-Sivel-Statues-Pere-Lachaise-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Balloonists-Joseph-Croce-Spinelli-and-Th\u00e9odore-Sivel-Statues-Pere-Lachaise-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Balloonists-Joseph-Croce-Spinelli-and-Th\u00e9odore-Sivel-Statues-Pere-Lachaise-678x381.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>You can&#8217;t see from this angle, but&nbsp;Joseph Croce-Spinelli and Th\u00e9odore Sivel are holding hands, immortalised at the point of their air-less death<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As we were about to leave the cemetery the sound of music caught our ear and we turned to see a funeral party gathering outside the crematorium. Turbaned chaps were taking the steps into the huge building, while other mourners in white greeted friends outside. Tears flowed, as the coffin was lifted and carried inside a poignant reminder the cemetery&#8217;s still in active use. <em>Momento mori<\/em> folks, it comes to us all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/An-Unusual-Tomb-in-Pere-Lachaise-1.jpg\" alt=\"An Unusual Tomb in Pere Lachaise\" class=\"wp-image-30450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/An-Unusual-Tomb-in-Pere-Lachaise-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/An-Unusual-Tomb-in-Pere-Lachaise-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/An-Unusual-Tomb-in-Pere-Lachaise-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/An-Unusual-Tomb-in-Pere-Lachaise-1-678x381.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>An Unusual Tomb in Pere Lachaise<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Cheers, Jay<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zagan the motorhome&#8217;s occupants have ridden the Paris metro to see the world&#8217;s most visited cemetery, Le Cimeti\u00e8re du&nbsp;Pere Lachaise, and what a place it turned out to be. 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