Today the weather was so wonderful (at least compared to what it has been...) I had the opportunity to go out with a friend and check out a cemetery that has been on my list of places to go to for a very long time now. Oakwood Cemetery in Troy NY is supposed to be one of the most haunted cemeteries in the State (possibly the country? not sure on that one but I will look it up later!). But that aside this place is simply beautiful, the architecture is amazing and the carvings on most of the stones is just incredible.
Now since we have gotten all of the snow and ice lately alot of the cemetery was off limits simply because we didn't want to trek through all the mess (though it didn't stop us from trying to find a cache...more on that in tomorrow's post) but we did get to find Uncle Sam's grave (yes THE Uncle Sam...he was a real person...) and alot of amazing architecture along the way.
This cemetery totally gave me new meaning for the word Hugemongous :) from the vantage points that we got to the place seemed to just go on for ever and ever, truly a city for the dead. And all we got to see today was a small portion of it. We do have plans to go back however in the spring time, when all the trees are blooming. Then we can make the trek over the hills and see the mausoleum section which I am told is simply incredible, where the mausoleums seem like mini mansions.
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