I'm afraid I didn't catch the name of this gentleman, but he certainly looks like a morning person:
And here is the grave of Victor Noir, a French journalist who was shot by Pierre Bonaparte while trying to arrange the terms of a duel. (Some guys will do anything to avoid sitting in front of a blank sheet of paper.) Yes, a certain area is rather prominent, and it's been made more so by women who rub it for fertility.
I love this post! Must admit that I got excited at the sight of Abelard and Heloise's tomb. I'm jealous!
ReplyDeleteThe realistic effigies like the guy sitting up always creep me out a little. They look too much like they're going to start talking to me.
It wasn't me what did the rubbing - honest guv!
ReplyDeleteMeghan, thanks! My husband and I had one of our first dates in a cemetery, so naturally this was very high on our tourist list.
ReplyDeleteLady D, methinks you protest too much . . .
Oh my, you never fail to make me laugh! Should I change the name of your blog in my links? I still have the 'Reading, Raving and Ranting..."
ReplyDeleteYou and your forever funny and interesting posts!
ReplyDeleteYou're so lucky to have seen A & H's tomb..I wrote about this couple once in my blog- their story is so interesting. Thanks:)
Thanks, Arleigh and Ms. Lucy! Arleigh, changing the name would be great when you get a chance. I got a wild hair one day and decided I couldn't take the old blog name any longer.
ReplyDeleteMs. Lucy, it was a pleasant surprise to find A&H there. I don't know more than the basic facts about them, and I hadn't realized their tomb was where it was.
Victor probably gets more action dead than alive.
ReplyDeleteSusan, I feel very out of the loop as I didn't know you had a new book coming out! That's wonderful- congratulations :-) I admit I have yet to get my hands on The Traitor's Wife, but maybe I'll do a double buy in August. I like the cover!
ReplyDeleteChristy, LOL!
ReplyDeleteAarti, thanks!
Visting cemeteries sometimes reveal the most interesting things.
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