Hotel Chopin Paris

... of Frederic Chopin.  Rick Steves' directions were actually good this time, and we found the grave within minutes.  Chopin's grave was almost as crowded as Jim Morrison's.  It had more flowers too.  Again, we snapped some pictures, ...

... vos fleurs sans le papier dans l'eau"). C'est très touchant à voir en personne. De l'autre côté de l'allée, en face de Chopin, M. Yvan Goll (poète et pacifiste), dont l'épitaphe m'avait profondément ému lors de ma première visite en 1996: "Je n'aurai pas duré ...

... ; This is where the Cimetiere du Pere Lachaise is located.  This cemetery has a few famous people buried there like Fredric Chopin, Jim Morrison, and Oscar Wilde, just to name a few.  We walked through the gates and it was just gorgeous!  It ...

... were as big as a house. Because of this, the graves were difficult to find.  We found our favorite attraction though.  Chopin's grave!  The bones of Chopin were just feet from my own!  Ok, so I'm a pianist and a little obsessive.  ...

... later than expected. After breakfast (which is awesome at this hotel) we went to this one cemetery. We saw graves of Chopin, Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde, and Moliere. There were so many Polish people at Chopin's grave. Oscar Wilde's grave was all grafitied ...