[Leica] Nathan's PAD 22/7/2017: the cemetery in Busot

[imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry)]

Interesting, Nathan. Aside from the rains, perhaps there is a need among 
humans to be buried with a view. When I go, my ashes will be scattered 
on the top of Ireland's highest mountain, Carrauntoohil in Co. Kerry, as 
I won the first race up and down it thirty years ago, but there are lots 
of other examples of post-demise altitude aspirations. Down in Killarney 
near Carrauntoohil, in Killegy cemetery, the man who donated large parts 
of the national park to the nation - Arthur Vincent  - was buried 
standing up on a hill so the he could always see out over his land. The 
small issue of six feet of earth blocking the view didn't seem to matter :-)

Raspe - the writer of The Adventures of Baron Munchausen - is apparently 
buried close to him in an unmarked grave.

Douglas


On 22/07/2017 14:29, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> Because it is hot today and I had some pain in my knee this morning, I did 
> only a short 50 km ride this morning, through the mountain villages of 
> Aigues and then Busot that form my most frequent weekday route. In Busot, 
> I cycled up to the hilltop cemetery to have a look there. In most of the 
> villages in the hilly interior of Alicante province (and elsewhere in 
> Spain too), the cemetery is at the highest point of the village. I imagine 
> it is to avoid flooding of the cemetery during the often violent rains in 
> the winter.
>
> The entrance:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-kBT5mzH/A
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> The graves and the mountains:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-8HcQt4L/A
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> The dead (and the living when they visit) have a great view. The road down 
> below is also a standard route for me:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-m7VhMg7/A
> (spot the cyclist if you can)
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
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> Nathan Wajsman
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