Monday, November 14, 2011

Cimetière Montmartre



When I visit a city, I always search out the cemeteries.  This was my first trip to Montmartre, and it was regrettably closed.

We could only peer from the bridge down the lonely center road  




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27 comments:

  1. French Girl in SeattleNovember 14, 2011 at 2:48 AM

    Ah dommage... Better luck next time (and you now have a reason to go back, Genie!)-- Lovely shot all the same. Hope you had a grand time à Paris. Veronique

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  2. Oakland Daily PhotoNovember 14, 2011 at 4:04 AM

    You'll find Utrillo's grave there.

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  3. winterludesNovember 14, 2011 at 4:16 AM

    what a pity, it's a nice quiet cemetery, with its old graves. the only thing i don't like in is it's very low and i feel stuck. next time, maybe. hugs

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  4. this is BelgiumNovember 14, 2011 at 5:00 AM

    welcome back home !
    one more reason to return quickly

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  5. JoeNovember 14, 2011 at 5:26 AM

    Good choice to go black & white.

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  6. s.cNovember 14, 2011 at 6:33 AM

    But still a niece photo in B&W. A kind of the Paris by Eugene Atget . Thanks for showing

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  7. biebkriebelsNovember 14, 2011 at 7:26 AM

    Yes that is a strange habit, I also always do. At home I almost never go to a cemeterie. So sorry it was closed, they mostly aren't.

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  8. brattcatNovember 14, 2011 at 7:42 AM

    you still managed to convey the experience of the place. excellent.

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  9. Sam Hoffer / My Carolina KitchenNovember 14, 2011 at 7:55 AM

    To bad it was closed. All the more reason to return...
    Sam

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  10. MNovember 14, 2011 at 8:15 AM

    The lonely road is an excellent capture and it evokes the emotion of the place very well in B&W!

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  11. AnonymousNovember 14, 2011 at 8:21 AM

    Cemeteries are as much a part of the attraction of any city as is the tourist traps. I've found cemeteries in the South to be a treasure trove of history and architecture. The one in your photograph is beckoning you to come in. Beautiful!

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  12. Jacqueline HowettNovember 14, 2011 at 9:49 AM

    Black and white is perfect! Glad you were able to take a brilliant shot. I just love the trees. You captured so much!

    Black and white is perfect! Thanks for sharing.


    Have a great week!

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  13. AnonymousNovember 14, 2011 at 9:50 AM

    Lovely! I've not been to this cemetery in Paris yet, but I hope to visit it next month!

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  14. VirginiaNovember 14, 2011 at 11:11 AM

    I think it's sad that so many beautiful graves are now regrettably under that bridge.
    V

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  15. AnonymousNovember 14, 2011 at 11:57 AM

    As usual, Genie you seem to be able to capture the essence of a place without actually being there.
    Great shot.

    Kris

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  16. tattinaNovember 14, 2011 at 12:22 PM

    The photo is excellent!

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  17. PeterParisNovember 14, 2011 at 12:41 PM

    Something left for next time!! :-)

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  18. Rob SiemannNovember 14, 2011 at 2:30 PM

    Which reminds me that I still have to find the medieval jewish cemetary here in Barcelona.
    So many nice and peaceful cemetaries in Paris, but most people only know the Pere Lachaise-one.

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  19. Janey and Co.November 14, 2011 at 2:58 PM

    Beautiful trees...I too seek out cemeteries ...

    Trying to figure out how anyone there had garbage to set out? Or maybe those are recyclables ...something to ponder..yikes!

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  20. Cezar and LéiaNovember 14, 2011 at 3:01 PM

    Looks a cold day there!
    Léia

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  21. AlexaNovember 14, 2011 at 3:12 PM

    Bon retour chez toi, Genie. Are you missing Paris already and planning your next trip—when you'll take many more great shots of this cemetery? (Company kept me off the computer all weekend, so let me say now how much I loved your Sat. shot.)

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  22. Kelley Carey MacDonaldNovember 14, 2011 at 6:14 PM

    ME TOO! I LOVE cemeteries! Really? your first trip to Monmatre? I am so happy for you, Genie!

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  23. Paris PaulNovember 14, 2011 at 6:21 PM

    Ahh, you know how much I love cemeteries as well! They say everyone is dying to get in.

    Great choice of an angle!

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  24. JackNovember 14, 2011 at 8:50 PM

    Well then, Genie, you are just going to have to return to Paris again when it is open!

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  25. RandyNovember 14, 2011 at 11:05 PM

    Wonderful composition!

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  26. MalyssNovember 15, 2011 at 3:16 AM

    In French, we say that the fact not to be able to enter gave to the situation "un petit gout de revenez-y" (a small taste of come-back-soon"..)

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  27. JulieNovember 16, 2011 at 2:33 PM

    Go there next time. It is a joy. Can a cemetery be a joy? Yep ...

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Merci for your comments!