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I spent part of the afternoon walking around a cemetery.
Nunhead is one of 7 great Victorian cemeteries built in the 1850s: most of it has become a wood and you can see tombs everywhere among the vegetation and the trees.
It was a lovely place to be on a hot summer day shielded by the relentless rays of the sun by the abundant vegetation.
Compared to other London cemeteries such as West Norwood or Highgate, I found its charms less immediate but it grew on me and, by the end, I felt as I couldn't leave (maybe it was because I felt rather melancholic today and it was the perfect place to reflect on the folly of life and men)
I am glad I wore jeans because I would have scratched my legs with all the brambles and nettles, and I didn't venture off the main paths much.
There is a lovely spot at the top of the hill where a gap among the trees frames St. Paul's Cathedral quite perfectly: I might have even gasped when I saw it.
Here's a selection of some of the pictures I took (you can see more, on the Flickr slideshow below)
Nunhead is one of 7 great Victorian cemeteries built in the 1850s: most of it has become a wood and you can see tombs everywhere among the vegetation and the trees.
It was a lovely place to be on a hot summer day shielded by the relentless rays of the sun by the abundant vegetation.
Compared to other London cemeteries such as West Norwood or Highgate, I found its charms less immediate but it grew on me and, by the end, I felt as I couldn't leave (maybe it was because I felt rather melancholic today and it was the perfect place to reflect on the folly of life and men)
I am glad I wore jeans because I would have scratched my legs with all the brambles and nettles, and I didn't venture off the main paths much.
There is a lovely spot at the top of the hill where a gap among the trees frames St. Paul's Cathedral quite perfectly: I might have even gasped when I saw it.
Here's a selection of some of the pictures I took (you can see more, on the Flickr slideshow below)
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