UPDATE LXII
Tonight, I'll Be on That Hill!
Part I: Remembrance
22 October 2020
Hello all!
So, we're back here with a proper update in Marathon! Today, we're going to take a look at the northeastern tip of Marathon Island—and a hill that sits atop it, actually...
Surrounding the hill is the an older neighborhood in Marathon, known as Brothers & Sisters (
Frères & Sœurs in French). It's named this because all of the streets in the neighborhood are named after Saints of the Catholic Church, both male and female.
The avenue that splits at the foot of the hill is Boulevard-de-la-Croix-de-Fer, which is named after the hill itself, which is the
Col de la Croix-de-Fer, or "Hill of the Iron Cross."
(I'm a big fan of the Tour de France, hence borrowing the name of one of the climbs...)It is atop this hill that we're going to develop today, and in keeping with the saintly theme, the first thing we're going to build is...
...a cemetery! Appropriate for Halloween, right?
Anyway, here's another section...
...and another...
...and also, a mausoleum at the foot of the hill.
We keeping growing (boy, people are
dying to get into this place, aren't they!?)...
Until we have this:
Fill in the blank tiles and we're now here...
Before we go further up the hill, let's go around it for a second...
...with a walking path, which follows the northeastern edge of the hill. We'll skip over the large slope for now and add more pathway...
Until we come back and think about what we're going to do with the rest of this hill. First, we'll add some more walkways and...
...a small market area. I know what you're thinking, "A market in a cemetery? That's a little strange, isn't it?" Well, I suppose it is, but stay with me! Next, we climb...
...the stairs and we are at the top of the hill. So, now what? Well, first, we'll fill in the blank spots.
And then...
...welcome to autumn on the Col de la Croix de Fer! Still, it seems like something is missing. What about, maybe a...
...cathedral? The Cathédrale de la Croix de Fer, to be exact! Here it is in autumn—
And spring—
I'll leave with a few shots of the cathedral and the hill for now, I hope you enjoy it!
But what about this slope?
Yes...what about that? Maybe that's what Part 2 is for?
Hope everyone is doing well!
See you soon!