I took a short stroll through Assistens cemetery this evening. I was struck by how different it was from the oldest grave yard in Denver, Fairmount Cemetery. Both are historic, but Fairmount is about 100yrs newer. Assistens has trees everywhere and is more like a garden with occasional monument and sculptures in remembrance of the dead buried there.

Fairmount has neatly arranged rows of graves and even the most opulent of this fit into the designated grid, and few trees, but plenty of roses. I would hardly call it garden-like.

My walk was very brief as I already planned on visiting this weekend. I simply stopped by because it happened to be on the route of my bike ride home this evening.