Re: www.LocksofLove.com -- OT **Steve**

[Guest guest]

Steve, would this be the place?

http://www.ludd.luth.se/users/silver_p/kutna.html

B., SC

> This thread brought back a haunting memory. In 1992, DW and I

> visited Portugal. In the east central part there is a town (I

cannot

> recall the name) with a chapel the walls of which are lined with

(or

> made from?) skeletal bones of, as I recall, 5000 people--

the " Ossiary

> Chapel. " It was built by a priest centuries ago to demonstrate the

> frailty (and futility) of life. Quite a sight: skulls, arm and leg

> bones, etc., floor-to-ceiling. In the hall, just before entering,

> there were about a score of long braids of hair hanging from hooks

> that would normally hold cloaks or hats. We were told that young

> women had cut off their braids as offerings just before their

> weddings. Not exactly Ripley material, but one never forgets the

> visit.

>

> --Steve

>

>

> --

[Guest guest]

At 8:59 PM +0000 9/10/01, sbrown@... wrote:

>Steve, would this be the place?

>http://www.ludd.luth.se/users/silver_p/kutna.html

> B., SC

No, , but thanks for sending. Your URL points to the Czech

Republic. But heck, " if you've seen one ossuary chapel, you've seen

'em all! " --Steve

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