From: Bran_britain@yahoo.com   
      
   "Albert Jackaman"  wrote in message   
   news:qoTRc.483$1h5.427@newsfe5-gui.ntli.net...   
   > Rufio wrote:   
   > > Time to finally delurk & ask an off-topic question.   
   > >   
   > > Watching the Tomb Raider movie this weekend. Strange movie - some   
   > > movies are interesting on the surface but have no depth. Tomb Raider   
   > > is garbage on the surface but has these obscure things buried within   
   > > the movie. e.g. when Lara has got the first part of the triangle &   
   > > phone home, I did recognise that her techie guy is watching The   
   > > Clangers - very cool 30-year old British puppet Sci-fi kids program.   
   > > long Live the Soup Dragon !   
   > >   
   > > But my question - Lara has a memorial to her father outside the house   
   > > under a tent. Does anyone know which (real life) relatively obscure   
   > > British explorer actually has a grave/crypt in the shape of an   
   > > old-style expedition tent ? I've seen it one, but can't for the life   
   > > of me remember who & it'll bug me until I find out.   
   > >   
   > > Hope someone can help.   
   > It is Richard Burton( who is anything but obscure) and is in Mortlake   
   Church   
   > yard, to west of Central London by the Thames.   The tent is supposed to   
   be   
   > an arab Beduine  tent in memory of his trip to Mecca, disguised as an   
   > arab,as wellas his translation of the 1001 NIGHTS   
   >   
      
   Thanks - ideed, he isn't obscure - I just couldn't remember many explorers   
   :o)   
      
   Now I found http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6445   
   second picture down shows the tent.   
      
   Thanks again.   
      
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