tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post5212292933547259897..comments2024-03-23T16:18:34.397+00:00Comments on Where Five Valleys Meet: Pėre Lachaise Cemetery, Paris.Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-59431546491259077272012-03-25T18:21:24.291+01:002012-03-25T18:21:24.291+01:00It is interesting the way these Neoclassic mausole...It is interesting the way these Neoclassic mausoleums have swept through both the old and the new world. Unfortunately modern cemeteries will never have the same appeal as those of yesteryear. The tomb stones are mostly of a uniform style without any individualism.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-44628328185367690272012-03-25T17:14:32.871+01:002012-03-25T17:14:32.871+01:00Dear Rosemary - I've always enjoyed walking th...Dear Rosemary - I've always enjoyed walking through cemetaries, not just because the older ones can provide design inspiration, but also because so often there are interesting stories to read between the lines. Your second to last photo reminds me of a cemetary in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that looks much the same. Walking past all the Neoclassic mausoleums was like walking through a miniature Athens.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-29347319976827381952012-03-25T12:29:08.661+01:002012-03-25T12:29:08.661+01:00Dear Christa - First of all, I am so pleased that ...Dear Christa - First of all, I am so pleased that the pain is getting less. Fingers tightly crossed that you are going to be alright for your trip.<br />Secondly - no, I have only received this one message, so no problem there. Your other ones must be floating around in the blogosphere!<br />Glad you enjoyed this post about the cemetery.<br />Have a wonderful trip, thanks, and take care.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-8010578254763145752012-03-25T11:19:55.123+01:002012-03-25T11:19:55.123+01:00Dearest Rosemary: This is such an interesting post...Dearest Rosemary: This is such an interesting post with extraordinary photos! It made me gasp! This cemetery seems to be really worth visiting and I tell you I would have missed it hadn't you told me about it. I love meandering around and in this open-air gallery I'll be able to that. Thank you so very much for this valuable hint! PS1: My food is still swollen but the pane is less - thank you for the good wishes! Instead of going out on this perfectly sunny springday I'll have to stay on the sofa but I know what for! PS2: I had difficulties with my computer. I had already sent you a comment but in my opinion it did not work. I hope you did not get several of me... in that case - Sorry! Wishing you a wonderful Sunday and again THANK YOU! CHristaEmilie's daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14396078121246379577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-16918101439730885442012-03-24T23:42:07.217+00:002012-03-24T23:42:07.217+00:00Thanks for your visit and comment Bob.Thanks for your visit and comment Bob.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-50655614868235444032012-03-24T23:14:21.393+00:002012-03-24T23:14:21.393+00:00Dear Olive - I remember that you said you like cem...Dear Olive - I remember that you said you like cemeteries. It is a wonderful place, but alas rather a long way for you. Thank you for your visit and comment.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-6318860221914019232012-03-24T23:14:08.237+00:002012-03-24T23:14:08.237+00:00I love your photos, they're superb.I love your photos, they're superb.Bob Bushellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819577478571292055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-8395957648984155022012-03-24T21:44:42.870+00:002012-03-24T21:44:42.870+00:00Rosemary, I do enjoy a cemetery and thank you for ...Rosemary, I do enjoy a cemetery and thank you for showing me one in Paris. I fear I may not make it to Paris. oliveOlivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562775041134498313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-45268175594258783022012-03-24T19:03:12.610+00:002012-03-24T19:03:12.610+00:00Hello Jane and Lance - I never feel that way mysel...Hello Jane and Lance - I never feel that way myself, although I am aware others do. I remember staying in a little Austrian mountain village where the locals went every night and put night lights on their family graves. I did think that was a little spooky. However, H and I decided to take a walk in the evening darkness to have a look, and it wasn't at all. It was really very pleasant with all of the little lights flickering in red glasses - it felt strangely comforting and reassuring.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-55905947399197086062012-03-24T18:51:46.593+00:002012-03-24T18:51:46.593+00:00Dear Marica - I am pleased that this post has remi...Dear Marica - I am pleased that this post has reminded you of your teenage visit. I have always been interested in graveyards and as you can see continue to be. Not from a morbid point of view, but I love looking at the tombstones and reading the inscriptions too. When all is said and done it is a fate that befalls us all.<br />I hope that you do have the opportunity to return again someday, and may be you could visit some of the other wonderful Parisian graveyards!Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-42061364484148992042012-03-24T18:45:13.808+00:002012-03-24T18:45:13.808+00:00Dear Anna - no, I did not know Piaf was half Itali...Dear Anna - no, I did not know Piaf was half Italian, thank you. I love glass too - Lalique in particular, but I also like the beautiful individual contemporary glass you can buy now.<br />What a very kind sister you have, how very generous of her to give you the kissing doves. I know the piece you are talking about - you are a lucky girl.<br />Glad you enjoyed the post Anna and thank you for your lovely comments.<br />Ciao xRosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-3307696135159637942012-03-24T18:33:26.135+00:002012-03-24T18:33:26.135+00:00Dear Val - you are so very generous with your comm...Dear Val - you are so very generous with your comments, which I do really appreciate very much. <br />People do tend to feel graveyards are morbid, but as I have shown here, they are wonderful places to see sculptural stone, bronze and ironwork, and are often in peaceful and pleasant settings.<br />Enjoy the rest of the weekend too.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-73957127495046063872012-03-24T17:13:32.916+00:002012-03-24T17:13:32.916+00:00Hello Rosemary:
Although it can sound rather morbi...Hello Rosemary:<br />Although it can sound rather morbid when one tells others, we do like visiting cemeteries and always find them to be beguiling and yet peaceful, havens of calm in a mad and busy world.<br /><br />This is an enchanting account of 'Pere Lachaise' and reminds us so much of Kerepesi cemetery in Budapest which is our favourite.Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-34983922087060255612012-03-24T17:12:46.031+00:002012-03-24T17:12:46.031+00:00I was there when I was fifteen. I took so many pic...I was there when I was fifteen. I took so many pictures of cemeteries that summer. <br />For some reason I was fascinated with the old, old grave yards, and being fifteen life <br />is such a new experience, hense, fasination with the counter part, death.<br /><br />Thank you for these pictures, it has been a long time, someday I would like to return : )Wasabi Honey Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01300236672240766588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-742901895291686162012-03-24T15:58:06.866+00:002012-03-24T15:58:06.866+00:00I was there a few years ago. Of course, I adore Pi...I was there a few years ago. Of course, I adore Piaf (she was half Italian, did you know? Caterina Gassion was her real name) and Lalique... what can I say? I love glass and Lalique is just fantastic!<br /><br />Last Summer my sister let me have two little kissing doves she had at her house. When I mentioned Lalique, she said:"See those? They are Lalique!" I replied: "One day, you should let me have them!" "Why wait?" she said "Take them now!" So, here they are, with me, my beautiful Lalique kissing doves!<br /><br />This was an interesting post... thank you!<br /><br />ANNA<br /><br />xxAnnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531642906387702641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-12059105671797282392012-03-24T14:58:18.978+00:002012-03-24T14:58:18.978+00:00Dear Rosemary,
What an amazing blog. I have only ...Dear Rosemary,<br />What an amazing blog. I have only been to Paris once.. and never thought to go to the cemetery.<br />I always thought cemeteries morbid.. but since living in Portugal, i found that they are not at all.<br />I go to the cemetery with a couple of friends.. they like to take care of their husbands graves.. and we end up talking about the other graves and who they were and who are their families.. Our local cemetery is full of beautiful flowers. They are happy to have been ..<br />I have learnt something today Rosemary. I will be reading this blog again.<br />How great to get to travel with H. Evora 20 min from me is a UNESCO world heritage town.<br />All the famous people buried there.<br />Thank you so much.<br />I really enjoyed reading your wonderful blogs.<br />Happy weekend.<br />val x xvalerietilsten59.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05617190196811279000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-73294547410213883122012-03-24T14:12:39.382+00:002012-03-24T14:12:39.382+00:00Dear Kate, if you are in Paris and have time, it i...Dear Kate, if you are in Paris and have time, it is definitely worth a visit. Unfortunately Nureyev's tomb is not there. He is buried in the Russian Cemetery in St.Geneviève-des-Bois which is on the south side of Paris 23 km from the centre.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-64866290291455123322012-03-24T14:00:36.860+00:002012-03-24T14:00:36.860+00:00Dear Marie - it is definitely somewhere very speci...Dear Marie - it is definitely somewhere very special. Visiting in the tree dabbled sunshine with the birds singing and not many people around it is just so peaceful and lovelyRosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-38629243883285704792012-03-24T13:57:24.848+00:002012-03-24T13:57:24.848+00:00Dear Marijke - I do like visiting cemeteries, and ...Dear Marijke - I do like visiting cemeteries, and it is especially interesting to visit them in other countries. <br />The glass dish is something we have had for many years, but I still enjoy it.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-24981338303847222292012-03-24T13:51:17.709+00:002012-03-24T13:51:17.709+00:00I am pleased that you enjoyed seeing it. Obviously...I am pleased that you enjoyed seeing it. Obviously you have gathered that I am interested in Art Nouveau, and luckily I knew that programme was on. It was happily recording whilst I was enjoying the ballet. I haven't watched it yet, will probably view it tonight.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-63555590922154709382012-03-24T13:47:33.480+00:002012-03-24T13:47:33.480+00:00There are several interesting cemeteries in Paris,...There are several interesting cemeteries in Paris, another being in Montparnasse where many of the Impressionist painters are buried.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-66964672615207396302012-03-24T13:42:03.542+00:002012-03-24T13:42:03.542+00:00Dear Janice - it is the sort of place that you can...Dear Janice - it is the sort of place that you can wander in time and time again and find new things to see. It doesn't feel at all gloomy, but has an air of calm and peacefulness.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-36793162430819029672012-03-24T13:26:32.603+00:002012-03-24T13:26:32.603+00:00Wow, thanks Rosemary: I'll certainly plan in a...Wow, thanks Rosemary: I'll certainly plan in a visit the next time I go. The thought that Wilde wanted to be buried there, and that I can visit Chopin's tomb: they are irresistible. Thank you.<br /><br />Is this where the Nureyev tomb is?Kate Shrewsdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12254105503503630311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-73613890567275778342012-03-24T12:56:56.407+00:002012-03-24T12:56:56.407+00:00Very cool! I don't visit cemetries very often...Very cool! I don't visit cemetries very often, especially ones where I don't personally know the people who are buried there, but this one looks beautiful. I think it would be awesome to visit just to see the architecture and art.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15577757312285531026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-62928085250173020222012-03-24T12:49:22.515+00:002012-03-24T12:49:22.515+00:00Even a cemetery can be a interesting place to be.
...Even a cemetery can be a interesting place to be.<br />I like your glass dish with the birds. A peace of art.<br />Have a lovely weekend<br />MarijkeMarijkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848940570958437408noreply@blogger.com