Since its a Friday and I don't have classes, I started my day by meeting my friend Emily at the Louvre. For one of our classes entitled "Issues in Aesthetics," we were supposed to view the "salle de Rembrandt" to better understand a text we read in class on his work. Specifically, his Bethsabee:
Afterwards we got a coffee at the Louvre Starbucks--my first time trying it in France--that, at around 6 US dollars was a good deal more expensive then I remember my cafe mochas being at home! I then had to hurry back to the IES center to view a film for my cinema class. When the film was finished I took the metro to meet another friend, Kristen, at the Cimetiere du Pere Lachaise.
It had been sunny and nice all day, perhaps the nicest weather so far in Paris. At the cemetery, considered the largest "green space" and oldest park in the city, the trees were actually green and for the first time, I caught the smell of vegetation and of earth. The cemetery is, of course, the famed one in Paris where many historic people are buried like Chopin, Balzac, and most famously, Jim Morrison and Oscar de Wilde. We were able to see Jim Morrison's grave, but then found a bench to sit down and have a snack. By the time we were finished employees were coming to herd everyone out, so we'll have to go back to kiss the often-visited grave of Oscar Wilde (the same one featured in the Paris Je T'aime short.) I've included some pictures from the day and the rest have been added to my flickr page at http://www.flickr.com/photos/58415884@N04/sets/
