Halloween in Paris

I had a great halloween. The catacombs had a line a mile long, so instead we decided to enjoy the gorgeous day and walk to the Luxenbourg gardens. Along the way we took pictures and just enjoyed the scenery. When we got to the gardens, it was like walking into a postcard. There was a fountain with sailboats, beautiful flowers, and the autumn color of the leaves completed the scene. Me, Jessen, and Blaire walked around the gardens while the other girls sat and soaked in the sun. Wandering around this park, we discussed Chicago's lack of parks, gardens, nature, etc. There is no where in Chicago I can go to and see the types of gardens I see here. I appreciate that even though Paris is a thriving city, it seems to take the time and put the care into maintaining some nature.

After the gardens, we hopped on the 4 and headed to the Pere Lachaise Cemetery. The first thing we did was see the Jim Morrison grave (Shout out to Uncle John!). I had no idea that Morrison was buried there, but before I left for France my uncle John told me that he wanted me to see it. There was a horde of people surrounding his grave. After I took some pictures, we all signed the tree that people wrote things dedicated to Morrison. Also, Jessen and I sang some Doors songs to commemorate the moment. After Morrison, we headed off to Chopin's grave. And then from there we saw a couple more people before heading off to Oscar Wilde's grave. Jessen told us about how people kiss his grave, so when we got there me, Jessen, Lauren, Jennifer, Dasha and Deepa all put on lip gloss, staked our territory and kissed it all together. We then signed the door, and moved on to see some more people. While we were walking through the cemetery we all commented on how it was like a little town. There were avenues and the tombs looked like miniature houses. Even though it may sound morbid, we had a fun time walking through the cemetery.

After the cemetery we headed back. We realized that we had basically been walking for five hours straight, and so before we went out we wanted to head back to rest and get ready. I had to change my halloween costume because I decided I didn't want to wear a nice dress in case it was spilled on. So, instead of being Pam I wore dress pants, stilettos, and a white button down shirt. I straightened my hair and decided I was Kate Beckett from Castle. We went to the Moose Bar where they had a halloween theme. The decorations were awesome, and a lot of people were dressed up. Also, they had themed drinks so I had a Crazy Lenny and a Monkey Liver shot, along with a pint of Blanc 1664. All of us girls crammed around a little table and had a fun time talking, dancing to Michael Jackson, and enjoying our drinks. The Vikings game was also on so I intermittently watched them get their butts kicked. After the bar we went to this creperie where I had an amazing chocolate crepe. We walked around a bit more and ended up getting back after 1 am. I did have a mini panic attack because I lost my Navigo, which is the pass for transportation. But fortunately some kind person at the Moose found it and turned it into the bartender, saving me 60 euro.

Well I am off to finish my reading. I have my adventure with Jake tomorrow, and then over the weekend we are going to Bordeaux and then on Sunday Lauren and I are going to Bruges. I cannot believe that it is already November. Time is going too quickly.