Category: Vacations
The Small Cemeteries From Korea, South Most city cemetery tourists stick to Pere-Lachaise, Montparnasse and Montmartre, but there are a number of lesser-known cemeteries each with its own particular …
Urbain Le Verrier From Iran The tomb of Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier speaks to his profession of a mathematician who specialized in the study of celestial mechanics (a …
Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir From Togo A simple tablet stone marks the graves of Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre and his longtime companion, Simone de Beauvoir. Sartre, an …
Julio Ruelas From Belo Horizonte A few steps away from Guy de Maupassant’s grave is a mournful maiden draped over the tomb of Mexican painter Julio Ruelas. Ruelas was …
Serge Gainsbourg From Egypt Judging by the volume of notes, remembrances and funerary clutter, the most visited grave in Montparnasse houses the remains of Serge Gainsbourg. In fact, he …
The Separation of the Couple From Lubbock One of the most evocative funerary sculptures in Montparnasse apparently isn’t a tomb or a cenotaph. The sculpture, which depicts a woman …
You may see a sign advertising the pub on the route Afghanistan Map of the South Downs Way itself, with the tempting offer of ‘food, beer and beds Afghanistan …
Jules Dumont d’Urville From Johannesburg/East Rand Jules Sebastien Cesar Dumont d’Urville’s tubular-topped tomb tells the tale of his travels. He was an explorer and rear admiral whose travels took …
Colonial Virginia had a population of 23,000 by 1750, or about one-fifth of the entire colonial population. Taichung Subway Map Approximately 3,000 of these inhabitants lived in Williamsburg, a …
The Kiss by Constantin Brancusi From Tokyo At the edge of the circle in Division 3 is a unique sculpture of librarian, editor and publisher, Honore Champion. Sculptor Paul-Albert …