The town of Fougerolles, France lies in a place central to many places we visited during my last trip. When we drove through, we passed a walled cemetery that always caught our attention, but we were normally either on the way to or coming back from somewhere else. Finally at the end of a long day, we stopped and, despite the heat and our tiredness, wandered through a cemetery unlike many in the US. It was worth the stop, but it did make the cool drinks we had when we got make even better. 🙂 If these shots were in black and white or it was night…well, can anyone say “Dark Shadows?”
I’ll be working most of the day, so I won’t be able to read and comment on posts much until tomorrow…which is our 33rd anniversary, so I might not be around much either. We’re planning a bike ride.
Thursday Doors is the brainchild of Norm, our Canadian door connection. He’s not back yet from his refreshing vacation, but you can always find out where the doors are by visiting his blog.
So nice that you stopped, Janet, as these are special pictures. These types of cemeteries are disappearing, and we see more the open field ones. These constructions were very elaborated and well taken care of.
Of course not all the stones or other monuments were kept up this well, but overall, it was quite nice. I love to prowl around old cemeteries.
You will find it ridiculous but I’m afraid of cemeteries! As a kid I lived in front of one for a while and was terrified. I guess I never forgot it.
Years later, when I moved to Switzerland, my house was very close to another one and I had to pass in front of it everyday.
One year, my husband was taking the girls and friends trick-or-treating at Halloween, when one of the friends said you’re supposed to hold your breathe when you go past a cemetery. They were driving at the time and he said he just went really slowly. 🙂
janet
I would have been scared to death! Your husband has sense of humor.
He does, Lucile. 🙂
It might be fun to have him around. Humor is wonderful.
It is…at least most of the time. 🙂 I’ve kept him around for 33 years, so I think I’ll stick with him.
Oh yes, most marvellous, it would make me stop too. Thanks for these!
It was fun to stop and fun to share. Glad you liked them, too.
janet
Mausoleum doors are fascinating in so many ways, symbolic representations of that final threshold.Loved your pics!
I never really thought about the threshold idea, but it works. I love seeing how old the oldest birth/death dates are, too.
janet
Happy Anniversary!
Thanks, Lisa. 🙂
janet
An impressive place with great doors, Janet. Enjoy your anniversary 🙂
Thanks and we will, Joey.
Happy anniversary. Love the doors. I wouldn’t normally think of going to a place like a cemetery for doors to photograph but now it makes perfect sense! Thanks for sharing.
Quite fancy doors – Happy Anniversary!
Thanks and thanks, JT. 🙂
janet
Beautiful, stately doors. The first is my favorite.
Mine, too. But the whole cemetery was wonderful.
janet
happy 33rd!!!!!!
and merci for French doors today
Merci et de rien.
janet
😉
Wow – these are magnificent doors. I really like the second one. The color is perfect.
Happy anniversary!
I just loved these doors and there were even more of them (which I imagine you’ll see at some point). And thanks for the anniversary wishes.
janet
Happy bike ride – if that is where you guys decide on:) Beautiful (first) transparent doors, Janet. Great find! Isn’t it interesting that we can find all sorts of things when we travel that we can’s seem to find in our own town/city?
I think some of that (finding different things) is because we tend to take our own areas for granted and go the same places. Also, when you go to a different culture, you can always find different things, part of what makes it so much fun.
janet
Happy Anniversary! These doors are nice! I loved Dark Shadows when I was a young teen.
Dark Shadows was fun, wasn’t it?
janet
It was! 🙂
Great shots
Thanks, Ian. Glad you liked them.
janet
Happy anniversary, Janet!
Thanks very much. 😉
Happy Anniversary, Janet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That’s a bit of excitement for each year. Wishing you many more.
~Jane
Thanks very much, Jane, for the wishes and the excitement. 🙂
Happy anniversary! I’m glad you stopped too; these are lovely. I’ve wandered through a few French cemeteries (I’ve never met a family historian who can help his/her self from doing that), and they are quite unlike any I’ve seen in NZ or the UK. We’re not really into mausoleums; I guess that’s part of it.
Thanks for the anniversary wishes, Su. We have mausoleums in older cemeteries in the States, but I think they’re probably so expensive now that no one but very rich people even think of having them. Heck, it seems to cost a fortune just to die, let alone get buried in one of these beauties.
janet
You’re welcome Janet. Know what you mean about funerals. Cremation seems incredibly common here. I think the last funeral I went to that involved a burial was over 20 years ago.
Cremation is a good idea from many perspectives, although it doesn’t appeal to everyone.
True. And CSIs hate it! Hope you’re having a good weekend Janet.
Never thought about the CSIs, Su, but that would be true. 🙂 It’s been a good weekend so far. Have to work most of the afternoon and evening, but that’s not necessarily bad. Church this morning, so a full day.
Happy anniversary! Thanks for the gorgeous photos — cemeteries can be lovely places. And I loved the Dark Shadows reference. 😀
Thanks, Marian. I’m glad you enjoyed the post and we had a wonderful anniversary.
janet
Well, I liked the green door. Although, it didn’t have the same ‘creep’ factor the others did 😉
Happy anniversary!
Thanks, Candy. 😊
janet
This was definitely worth the stop on a hot day!
Oh, it was, Joanne, and it made the cool drinks when we got home even more welcome. 🙂
janet