Today is a good day to mention the place I first heard about on The Hairy Bikers show (series 2, episode "Transylvania Part Two"): a Merry Cemetery in Sapinta (also spelled Sapanta) in the Maramures region of Romania. The bikers thoroughly enjoyed visiting it and called it, if I remember correctly, "a true celebration of life". The gravemarkers illustrate in vivid colors how the buried persons lived or died; brief text summaries follow. Apparently, many are hilarious and visitors leave the cemetery smiling. The place, originally virtually unknown, became one of the officially recognized tourist attractions of Romania. Click here to see the funny gravemarkers, including the above, which I copied to my blog.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Don't miss the Merry Cemetery
Today is a good day to mention the place I first heard about on The Hairy Bikers show (series 2, episode "Transylvania Part Two"): a Merry Cemetery in Sapinta (also spelled Sapanta) in the Maramures region of Romania. The bikers thoroughly enjoyed visiting it and called it, if I remember correctly, "a true celebration of life". The gravemarkers illustrate in vivid colors how the buried persons lived or died; brief text summaries follow. Apparently, many are hilarious and visitors leave the cemetery smiling. The place, originally virtually unknown, became one of the officially recognized tourist attractions of Romania. Click here to see the funny gravemarkers, including the above, which I copied to my blog.
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