Heads Will Roll
Passed by the Headless Horseman Bridge. Passed by the Old Dutch Church. Passed by Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. Didn't see any spirits. The cemetery is huge but well-spread out with tombstones dating back to the 17th century and mausoleums of various shapes and sizes.



A few years back, Adrian & I came here to celebrate Halloween. The Manor's setting was amazing with ghastly ghostly-looking actors wondering endlessly and pale spirits dancing in the barn. Well, I could have met some real ones for all I know. They're all the same and pretty scary come to think of it now. The Headless Horseman appeared and started riding furiously for a while but stopped short for visitors to take photos. No flash, of course. What an anti-climax!
Anyway, back to Kykuit. Kykuit as we were told by the tour guide is a Dutch word meaning lookout or high point. True to its description, the Rockefeller family estate overlooks the Hudson River from a great height.

J.D. Rockefeller Sr. made his money in oil. He co-founded the Standard Oil Company which later became ESSO (pronounced S-O) and now Exxon, as we know it today. Funny, when Adrian was a gullible young boy, some smart-ass kid told him that ESSO stood for East Sarawak & Sabah Oil. Yeah, right!!! Creative but not correct.

The raised platform was meant for ease when getting out & down from horse carriages, back in the days. Kykuit even boasts the first central vacuum system and we're talking turn of the 20th. century here! The system is still working and there's also a functioning Otis elevator in the house till today.
Unfortunately but understandably, photography isn't allowed inside Kykuit. Because of this restriction, I went crazy with my camera when we toured the gardens. Here's the condensed version. Thank God, did you say? I thought so. I'll spare you all the pain :)



I wanted to squeeze in some baklava but the gyro was too much for me to handle. Maybe next time.
The End from Sleepy Hollow, NY.
2 comments:
haha...i like the part where you described the Headless Horseman riding furiously..but stopped to have his pic taken. :-)
yeah..the HH looked scary coz he appeared from the top of the hill behind some trees. hee..hee!
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