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The site is the place Napoleon chose
for his final resting place in the Sane Valley and it is quite a lovely grotto in the
surrounding mountains and valleys. It is protected from the incessant winds which
blow across the Longwood site so perhaps it seemed more restful to the Emperor.
The walk to and from the gravesite was a good leg stretcher to get us ready for the
Jacob’s Ladder descent.
Vernon drove us down one cliff and up another of at least a 15% grade to reach the
top of the Ladder. The ladder consists of 700 steps and was constructed by the Royal
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