ohlsdorf
The Perfect Place to Take a Nap… Forever
On 17, Aug 2013 | One Comment | In Culture, Germany, Photography, Travel | By kanannie
If I absolutely had to be buried in a cemetery*, it would be without a doubt Hamburg’s Ohlsdorf Cemetery. The second largest cemetery in the world after Long Island’s Calverton National Cemetery, the non-denominational Ohlsdorf Cemetery “has an area of 391 hectares (966 acres) with 12 chapels, over 1.5 million burials in more than 280,000 burial sites and streets with a length of 17 km (11 mi). There are 4 entrances for vehicles and public transport is provided with 25 bus stops.” This is a cemetery on steroids. N and I spent a quiet afternoon driving and walking through the memorials for the war dead and the beautiful civilian burial sites.

It was pretty much inevitable to run into one of these. This tombstone is for a SS officer (SS insignia at the bottom).