On sunday we took a nice walk along the river and then through a graveyard.
Although it sounds morbid, its a lovely graveyard and it actually has a through-route that is a shortcut to where we live. The tree above reminds me of the womping willow in Harry Potter, and its a chance that it may have inspired it, because it was written here in Edinburgh.
We started out along the river (the Water of Leith) which has a really nice path along its whole length within the city.
Being Sunday, it was fairly busy, and here you can see the massive arches of the Dean Bridge towering above the path. The river and the path are in a gorge at this point, with the houses and streets quite far above.
Along the same path is the monument above which sits atop St Bernard's Well ! The Victorians certainly new how to make the place look pretty !
I also spotted this angry chap along the way - looks like some recent graffiti on the leg of the bridge.
Above is the view from further along the path. Thats the same bridge with the Rhema Christian Church next to it.
We left the riverside path a little further along, with one last look past the old water mill (on the left) with yet another view of the church above. From there we clumb the hill that took us up to the graveyard.
The Dean cemetery is very pretty, and we often walk through it. Its very peaceful and has some fantastic gravestones from some fairly prominent people from the city - mostly over the last 50 to 150 years.
I love the one above, which shows the chap - I really like to see what the people looked like, for me it provides for better remembrance. This guy was an artist (as per the easel at the bottom), and also because of the notation RSA. There are a few different associations with those letters, but I think it means Royal Society of Arts, in this case. Being an RSA artist is a big deal, so this guy must have been very well respected.
Midway through the graveyard are these lovely bushes - I love how they have been cut - quite interesting !
And then right beside the gate where we leave the graveyard is this fantastic pyramid, in memorial to a husband and wife.
Its dated 1852 - this is quite some tombstone to leave behind !
Well that completes my wednesday walk for another week. All the best from Scotland !
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It’s like an art display in the graveyard!
Aye - its quite a nice one !
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I personally do not find cemeteries Morbid especially older ones like theone you visit and wow that bridge is so cool
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This cemetery doesn't look like one and it's not morbid at all. It's fascinating to see those century-old tombstones. It's great to see how graveyards look like there through this walk of yours :)
Its quite a pretty graveyard - the older ones here tend to look more spectacular !
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They are indeed :)
Cheers to you today and always
We also find cemeteries very interesting
I agree, they are very interesting !
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