April 19th Continued... I was entranced by the absolute beauty of the cemetery; the statues, the artwork on tombs, and the magnificent masoleums. I could not believe how different a cemetery in Paris is compared to one in Cedarburg; wide cobbled avenues, towering leafy trees, vine flowers climbing trelises over stone coffins. Some of the statues were so melencholy that it changed my mood of wonderment to a general feeling of sadness. To my surprise there were not many angels as I would have thought; the female statues were both young and old, bronze and stone. The whole place had an air of reverence and respect. One tomb had a bright mosaic depicting a bright orange sunrise or sunset with rays shooting out across the blue sky and purple clouds. I was surprised at the amount
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