Where in Europe do you want your ashes spread?
Feb 27th, 2001, 03:59 PM
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I am far far to young to think of such things!! But if I was contemplating my final resting place I would certainly not go for the oven method and instead opt for a grand mausoleum on a hillside in Tuscany! Now if only Michaelangelo was around to create a little something to adorn it!
Feb 28th, 2001, 05:04 AM
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Hmmm, interesting question. I have to think about it for me, but I know my husband would want his spread in the vineyards of Romanee Conti in Burgundy. With the price of that wine, that's probably the closest he'll ever get. Oh yeah, we did steal a grape or two off a vine last year 
Feb 28th, 2001, 07:34 AM
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Mmmma muchly morbid! But interesting.
I havent thought much about where they would be scattered, though in answer to norena's question, i have always been definite about cremation. a) I dont want to be riddled with creepy crawlies, and b) with the continuously growing population there isnt land for burial, and even when there is, who's to say in 300 years they wont deconsecrate or whatever it is the cemetry and build a car park on top of me.
As to where, I think wherever my husband and sister feel reminds them of me, maybe somewhere they can visit if they want to...
Good answers though...
I havent thought much about where they would be scattered, though in answer to norena's question, i have always been definite about cremation. a) I dont want to be riddled with creepy crawlies, and b) with the continuously growing population there isnt land for burial, and even when there is, who's to say in 300 years they wont deconsecrate or whatever it is the cemetry and build a car park on top of me.
As to where, I think wherever my husband and sister feel reminds them of me, maybe somewhere they can visit if they want to...
Good answers though...
Feb 28th, 2001, 08:13 AM
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ok norena.
throw my body off the top of Mt. Everest...just be sure to look below before you toss.
actually, I haven't actually thought about the wherewithalls, but I do, indeed, prefer the idea of cremation. My survivors can use the extra money to travel! (and, like kavey, don't like the thought of maggots eating away at my remains)
Anyway, thoughtful thread!
throw my body off the top of Mt. Everest...just be sure to look below before you toss.
actually, I haven't actually thought about the wherewithalls, but I do, indeed, prefer the idea of cremation. My survivors can use the extra money to travel! (and, like kavey, don't like the thought of maggots eating away at my remains)
Anyway, thoughtful thread!
Feb 28th, 2001, 09:53 AM
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I'd like to be divvied up & spread around Italy at some of my favorite scenic/memorable spots. I'm a 'water baby' and so, wish to be returned to the sea.
-- some of my ashes taken to Positano and spread on the Mediteranean off the ferry to Capri;
-- Cinque Terre, in the town of Vernazzo at sunset (a very lovely moment);
-- Venice: toss them in the Grand Canal off the Accademia Bridge
-- some of my ashes taken to Positano and spread on the Mediteranean off the ferry to Capri;
-- Cinque Terre, in the town of Vernazzo at sunset (a very lovely moment);
-- Venice: toss them in the Grand Canal off the Accademia Bridge
Feb 28th, 2001, 12:01 PM
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Well, Pere Lachaise in Paris is a pretty famous place for taking the long dirt nap and the thing is, you have to pay up every so often or they will actually remove you. So it's kind of like rent and it's not necessarily cheap, either. As a confirmed budget traveler, I am having my ashes snuck in by my significant other and clandestinely spread in that cemetery. And since it will be a freebie, I can rest in peace, knowing that I'm still "getting a deal"! And it's a win-win, because she can save the money that would have been squandered on a plot and marker, (which I won't be around to appreciate anyway), and use it to fly over to Paris once in awhile; possibly even visiting me in my new digs.
Feb 28th, 2001, 05:23 PM
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NOOOOOOOOO --- I was thinking of taking ASHES --- NOT body parts! You take the ashes & divide them into three packages for distribution.
Unless I conveniently passed away while on a trip to Italy, how could someone smuggle my body parts in their luggage and not raise an eyebrow trying to get thru the x-ray machine in the airport? Talk about creating a ruckus in the terminal!
Unless I conveniently passed away while on a trip to Italy, how could someone smuggle my body parts in their luggage and not raise an eyebrow trying to get thru the x-ray machine in the airport? Talk about creating a ruckus in the terminal!
