Melbourne Cemetery

Our friends had never visited Melbourne General Cemetery (MGL), but they accommodated my wishes by including it on our walk.

Well, we actually took the tram for part of the journey. Good thing they were with us to sort that out.

The ticket machine didn’t work at the port, so the tram driver told us all to board it anyway, because she was heading to the free ride zone.

Melbourne General Cemetery has the largest caretaker’s cottage I’ve ever seen. Inside, I bought a book about the burial ground and picked up a walking trail brochure.

I was happy to see that MGL has a program called “Project Cultivate” which plants native trees and grasses to the burial ground as a way to revitalize the land.

I had two monuments on my list to see here, and we found them both: the Elvis grotto and tomb of a famous billiard player.

After those goals were met, we had an aimless meander through the old section, which is always my favorite part.

My favorite monument there features a large statue of the Archangel Michael.Read more