Surrealists and famous dead people

Today Igor had to work and I was on my own the whole day, so I started my morning at the Center Pompadour where it was the first opening day for an extensive exhibit on Surrealism. As I went up the giant escalator on the side of the building and from the high floors, I was treated to amazing views of the city. The exhibit was truly fascinating, divided by 13 themes that influenced surrealists, such as Dreams, Dark Forests, Cosmos, Alice in Wonderland or Eros. The selections of paintings were also incredible, and I didn’t even notice that I spent over 2.5 hours there. After the exhibit, I ate delicious Taiwanese chicken dumplings nearby, and embarked on the exploration of the famous Pere Lachaise cemetery where many notable figures are resting. There was a Rick Steve tour, but it seemed light and I was a bit burnt by the lightness of his D’Orsay tour so I decided to go with VoiceMap. There were 3 separate tours of various sections of the cemetery, 1 hour each. After an hour of wandering around the graves, and listening to fascinating stories about famous people, I got a bit tired and decided that I need to leave something to return to on future visits to Paris and call it a day. The cemetery reminded me of Recoleta cemetery in Buenos Aires, just a bit less posh perhaps. In the evening, I went to probably the best milonga in Paris and really enjoyed dancing! I was hoping to have a “Last Tango in Paris” with Igor, but he sadly had to work and couldn’t come. Overall, incredible 5 days in Paris and we were ready to leave to the next chapter of our French adventure.Read more