I see dead people! Well, I'm gonna!

Well okay, I'm actually hoping I won't see any dead people while working on this project.

I'll be travelling to cemeteries around the world to find the graves/tombs/crypts/mausoleums/sarcophagi of various historical figures. They could be artists, musicians, politicians or explorers, just as long as they've made some kind of mark on history somewhere on this planet. Then I'm gonna document them on this blog. So this is gonna be part history lesson, part biography and part necrotourist guide. Sounds like fun? I sure hope it will be!

Well maybe you think the idea of touring graveyards is just a wee bit morbid (and kinda creepy), but I'll leave you with the following quote from 19th Century French novelist and playwright Honoré de Balzac, who on occasions would go to the Cimetière Père Lachaise to cheer himself up:

"While seeking out the dead, I see nothing but the living. "

That just about sums up my motivation for doing this.