Paying Respects to Karl Marx in London! ✊🌹

I went to visit the great man himself—Karl Marx's tomb at Highgate Cemetery in North London! 📍 Address: Swain’s Ln, Highgate, London N6 6PJ 🗝️ A Quote from the Man Himself: "If we have chosen the position in life in which we can most of all work for mankind, no burdens can bow us down, because they are sacrifices for the benefit of all; then we shall experience no petty, limited, selfish joy, but our happiness will belong to millions, our deeds will live on quietly but perpetually at work, and over our ashes will be shed the hot tears of noble people." —"Reflections of a Young Man on the Choice of a Profession", Marx, 1835 🏛️ Visiting Highgate Cemetery: Divided into East & West sections Full ticket (both): £10 | East only: £6 Marx’s tomb is in the East Cemetery—follow the main path! Other notable graves nearby: Douglas Adams (Author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy) Eric Hobsbawm (Communist historian) West Cemetery: Older, grander, more religious atmosphere. East Cemetery: Open, peaceful, and sunnier. ☀️ ℹ️ Practical Info: Opening Hours: March-Oct: 10AM-5PM (last entry 4:30PM) Nov-Feb: 10AM-4PM (last entry 3:30PM) Closed: Dec 25-26 Time needed: ~2 hours Getting there: Tube to Archway Station, then walk straight & left through a park. 📜 A Poem for the Occasion: "Winding paths through silent stones, Winter fades where spring has grown. Dear forebears, fear no weeds untamed, For hands will come to tend your name." #LondonDiaries #MarxInLondon #HistoryLovers #OffTheBeatenPath #WeekendInLondon #TombstoneTourism ✨📸