Powazki Cemetery

A fluttering canopy of chestnut and oak leaves casts a deep shade on Powazki Cemetery, giving the 230-year necropolis a park-like ambience. An estimated 1 million people are buried here, but it took me less than 10 minutes to find the marker for film director Krzysztof Kieslowski, known worldwide for his shattering Polish TV miniseries "Dekalog," as well as the "Three Colors" trilogy and "The Double Life of Veronique" films. It depicts the "finger framing" gesture that directors use to preview how a scene would look in a 16:9 aspect ratio.

Aside from him, there's nobody I'm really familiar with here. Boleslaw Prus, the novelist we met on the Royal Route, is interred in Powazki. So are Chopin's parents and sisters.

Wish I could sleep this well.

The hourglass ran out.

When the cemetery was founded in 1792 it was well outside the city. Warsaw has since enveloped it.

Waclaw Nalowski (1851-1911) is armored up.

Well, crap. I'm dead.

Me after the Cleveland Guardians bullpen blows a lead.

In the trees I can hear redstarts and short-toed treecreepers. I'd like to thank the sister for gliding into the frame at 0:58. It provides just the right atmosphere.

An actor/comedian?

Crossing ankles.

Flower and candle vendors work both sides of the street.