Had a bit of a lay in this morning after last nights oh, la la, at about 11 am we jumped on the Metro and did a little walking tour through the Marais area. Starting at the Bastille we visited the spot where Jim Morrison lost his life, #17 Rue de Birague and basically ended our tour at his grave site. The Marais quarter is one of Paris’s most characteristic areas, it is full of hip boutiques, busy cafes, trendy art galleries, narrow streets etc,. It is the perfect setting to appreciate the zest and flair of this great city. While it is also known as the Jewish quarter is has now evolved into an area where the Paris Gay population calls its home. Our 2 hour walking tour ended at the Hotel de Ville which since 1357 is the home to Mayor of Paris. From here we jumped onto Bus #69 and headed over the Perl Lachaise Cemetery. As this year marks the 50 anniversary of the Doors we wandered the gravesite and paid our respects to Mr. Morrison to commemorate this occasion. This is the end, my only friend the end... . Also residing in this gravesite are Oscar Wilde, Gertrude Stein, Edith Piaf, Chopin, Rossini to name but a few. I thought it poignant watching a couple at the Morrison grave, which is behind a fence, they lite a joint each had a couple tokes then flipped the remaining half onto Jim's grave, still lit. She then sat down opened a diary and began writing. How fitting is that. A tip here is to get a good map of this graveyard, it is huge and a bit complicated. I had Rick Steeves book as well as downloaded map on my iPad and still had a heck of time finding some of these graves.
After a late lunch across from the gravesite we walked the hour back to the hotel as the day turned to night. Here are a few pics of our day, hope you enjoy...
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