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Wat Phutthaisawan, Ayutthaya, funerary stupa

Funerary Stupas at Wat Phutthaisawan, Ayutthaya

stolenchild66 October 6, 2018 No Comments

Noting the marked scarcity of cemeteries as we travelled around Thailand, I did some research. I checked the demographics. According to the latest available census data, approximately 94.6 percent of…

Chinese cemetery in Bangkok

stolenchild66 October 2, 2018 1 Comment

Wanting some respite from the living while in Bangkok recently, I checked to see what cemeteries were open for visiting. Two came up in my search, just two. One Protestant…

A dead Irishman in San José Costa Rica

stolenchild66 May 19, 2017 No Comments

I just found a dead Irishman from Limerick, I said, quite pleased with myself. Well, he said, there are a few of us alive here, too. Conall French and his…

The kiss of death in Barcelona

stolenchild66 April 27, 2017 5 Comments

The origins of words and phrases are as fascinating as the words themselves. Some say the term the kiss of death grew from Mafia lore where, if the Don kissed…

Dying of a broken heart

stolenchild66 April 2, 2017 3 Comments

I’ve heard the stories. A sister dying in Ireland a minute after her brother died in Australia (they say he picked her up on his way by). An otherwise healthy…

Death in Havana

stolenchild66 March 25, 2017 2 Comments

There’s something quite lovely about visiting a cemetery on a clear, 30-degree, blue-sky day in Havana. I’m a great fan of tombstones and would happily spend my holidays going from…

Pop culture or traditional culture?

stolenchild66 January 4, 2016 No Comments

The Man Who Knew Too Much, Hitchcock’s 1956 thriller, with Doris Day and Jimmy Stewart opens in Marrakesh. Ten years later, in 1966, Our Man in Marrakesh aka Bang! Bang! You’re Dead! with Tony…

When talent lives on in Paris

stolenchild66 April 7, 2015 2 Comments

I was in Paris many moons ago and didn’t care for it much. I have only vague recollections of being there, no lasting memories other than a rather poor impression…

The bones of Naples

stolenchild66 March 30, 2015 3 Comments

Modesty aside, I think I have a fairly decent vocabulary. I can’t lay claim to knowing every word in the dictionary but I could make an educated guess at the…

Eternal rest in Istanbul?

stolenchild66 September 4, 2014 4 Comments

I’ve heard tell that Muslims are buried standing up. And the Muslim cemeteries I have been to would suggest the same. I did some digging while in Istanbul and although…

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