This spot in Paris will give you goosebumps

What can one see at the Pere-Lachaise cemetery

- By JINGGOY I. SALVADOR

I’m not referring to the latest collection of the haute couture houses you can admire along the Champs-Élysées, Avenue Montaigne, and Rue Saint-Honoré.

Not even the hotspots you are obliged to have a photo of on every visit, the Eiffel Tower, Arc d’ Triomphe and River Seine, Sacre Coeur and Sainte-Chapelle cathedrals, the Louvre, Centre Pompidou and d’Orsay museums. Not even the first bite of the mouthwatering bonbons, buttery croissant, and crispy-chewy macaron in the popular boulangeries or quaint streetside cafés.

Truly, Paris will always be breathtaking, magical. Seeing it for the first time will give you goosebumps, and again on the next visit. Not until the constant trips cause the been-there-done-that phenomenon (except when shopping, of course).

Maybe you’ve seen it all? Maybe not. Perhaps on the next holiday to the City of Light, stray far from the usual must-visit places and sprinkle a bit of excitement on your itinerary. Go visit unusual attractions to get back the goosebumps episodes—like haunted spots. There is no shortage of these in an ancient city like Paris (believe it or not, it lists the Notre Dame and the Eiffel Tower). But farther from the city is a place where fancy buildings line boulevards and avenues, and cash and credit cards are not accepted. In fact, it’s not needed. The currency in this place is one’s soul.