So today was my first free day since I've arrived in France. I arrived last Monday and we have had orientation everyday and we finally finished yesterday. I was really excited about today but I wasn't sure what I wanted to do. I knew in the afternoon I wanted to
go to Pere Lachaise Cemetery. For one my classes, there is a really big research paper involved and so I thought I would go and find the American Library in Paris. I mapped out how to get there and everything but when I got on Line 1, t
he stop that I was supposed to get off on wasn't there, so obviously I didn't map it out correctly. But, I didn't really care what I did today, so I got off at the George V stop and walked down the Champs-Elysee. I went inside FNAC, the French version of Best Buy, and was amused to see both Grey's Anatomy and Arrested Development for 19,99 euros. Then, I went back to the apartment for lunch. At lunch, Jean-Charles told me about an outdoor market going on at a street near the Voltaire metro station. I decided to go. I got off the metro stop and couldn't find the market anywhere. I walked in all directions until I reached the n
ext subway stop in that respective direction and looked all around and found nothing. I gave up and decided to go to Pere Lachaise cemetery because 1) I knew where it was and 2) It's very close to my apartment. Why would I want to go to a cemetery? Jim Morrison is buried there, along with a handful of other famous Americans, Oscar Wilde, quite a few famous French people and about 300,000 other average people. It's the largest cemetery in Paris and actually very pretty and peaceful. I got the pictures that my Dad wanted (that was his one request, that I get him pictures of Jim Morrison's grave). I recently got back to the apartment and realized t
hat even if I only achieved 50% of what I set out to do (go to the American Library in Paris and Pere Lachaise) that I still had a really good day.
go to Pere Lachaise Cemetery. For one my classes, there is a really big research paper involved and so I thought I would go and find the American Library in Paris. I mapped out how to get there and everything but when I got on Line 1, t
he stop that I was supposed to get off on wasn't there, so obviously I didn't map it out correctly. But, I didn't really care what I did today, so I got off at the George V stop and walked down the Champs-Elysee. I went inside FNAC, the French version of Best Buy, and was amused to see both Grey's Anatomy and Arrested Development for 19,99 euros. Then, I went back to the apartment for lunch. At lunch, Jean-Charles told me about an outdoor market going on at a street near the Voltaire metro station. I decided to go. I got off the metro stop and couldn't find the market anywhere. I walked in all directions until I reached the n
ext subway stop in that respective direction and looked all around and found nothing. I gave up and decided to go to Pere Lachaise cemetery because 1) I knew where it was and 2) It's very close to my apartment. Why would I want to go to a cemetery? Jim Morrison is buried there, along with a handful of other famous Americans, Oscar Wilde, quite a few famous French people and about 300,000 other average people. It's the largest cemetery in Paris and actually very pretty and peaceful. I got the pictures that my Dad wanted (that was his one request, that I get him pictures of Jim Morrison's grave). I recently got back to the apartment and realized t
hat even if I only achieved 50% of what I set out to do (go to the American Library in Paris and Pere Lachaise) that I still had a really good day.*The pictures in this post are the entrance to Pere Lachaise, pictures of Jim Morrison's grave, and a picture of what the cemetery looks like.*
