Rest Day

After our long day yesterday we were eager for some rest and a somewhat quiet day. We slept in missing breakfast so went for a stroll to find something to eat close to the hotel for lunch and on our way we dropped into to the Pere Lachaise Cemetery, 'cause that's what you do on a Honeymoon. This cemetery is the resting place for so many of Paris' famous celebrities that a map has been created identifying their grave sites. It is huge, taking up a couple of blocks. We sought out Chopin, Belini (music composers), Edith Piaf (French singer) and many others including the great Jim Morrison. It felt weird after an hour going grave hunting, but when you're actually there, you lose track of time and can almost feel some kind of a connection with these people as you pay your respects.

James Morrison

Belini

Chopin

Enough morbidity, time for some rest at the hotel. We bought a late lunch after a challenging phone call with Ev's credit card bank. We had to call from our mobile back to Australia which was going to cost us a fortune, but they really didn't care. The consultant seemed incompetent and unsure of the procedures and Ev insisted in escalating the issue to a team leader who asked the same questions as the consultant. Anyway, the card is all sorted now, but we are still pretty stressed. Noone likes money issues when they're on holidays, so we've decided to pace ourselves and not do as much this afternoon.

We booked tickets online for DisneyLand in Paris and went down to reception to have them printed. Ev is super excited!! At around 8pm we watched French celebrity Who Wants To Be A Millionaire that went for two hours. We watched the whole thing and followed most of the conversations and questions. It's easy to understand French because you can pick up on some of the words and the rhythm of the accents and vowels. We'd both love to learn French better when we get home.

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