Burg Eltz
Posted on 01/27/2008 6:57:51 AM PST by Mo1
I also went to Linderhof, another of the three castles Ludwig built. Versailles served as the inspiration for Linderhof and it is the only one that was completely finished when he died. While it is very beautiful, classic in design and scale, it is luxurious, over the top gaudy in some areas yet ornately elegant in others with beautiful, park-like grounds.
Ludwig was a stone-cold Loon who broke the treasury of Bavaria with his excesses during his short lifetime. He was spoiled, petulant, paranoid, theatrical and selfish. He died young and under mysterous circumstances. To avoid having contact with the serving staff at Linderhof the dining room had a (?) hydraulic system allowing the dining table to be lowered to the kitchen on the lower level, filled with each new course then raised back up to the dining room level.
Still, Ludwig was a dreamer, most probably gay, and ahead of his time in many ways. He certainly had a eye for site selection, too, the locations he chose are spectacular. His castles have many interesting, innovative and surprisingly modern features, including some very large windows. The kitchen at Neuschwanstein was especially advanced with hot and cold running water. In fact, the castle had a hot air/central heating system, running water on all four floors, modern bathrooms. Ludwig communicated with his domestic staff by means of an elaborate electic bell system and he had telephones on the upper floors, there was a lift for transporting food and supplies within the castle. It was similar to the much larger one used to bring materials up to the site during construction. From Neuschwantstein's hillside location, Ludwig could look out across the town of Schwangau and see his family ancestral castle called Hohenschswangau on an adjacent hillside.
Clearly not in Germany.
They’d call it Berg Orr Eltz...
If you were picking a room for me, I know it would be the dungeon room. :(
A very interesting first person account of a visit to that stunning castle Darlin’
Imagine that in the mid 1800s their way of life differed very little from that of their legendary heroes of several centuries earlier. Probably much closer than the Wild West is to us today.
Not at all grannie old girl. Cardy would not want to provoke your arthritis. I am a very considerate person - I would bed you down in a nice warm stable. And let you do some light chores like fetching and carrying wood for the fires and water for the tubs in each room. You could handle couldn´t you? :)
A biker is riding by the zoo when he sees a little girl leaning into the lion’s cage.
Suddenly, the lion grabs her by the cuff of her jacket and tries to pull her inside to slaughter her, under the eyes of her screaming parents. The biker jumps off his bike, runs to the cage, and hits the lion square on the nose with a powerful punch. Whimpering from the pain, the lion jumps back letting go of the girl, and the biker brings her to her terrified parents, who thank him endlessly.
A NYT reporter has seen the whole scene and, addressing the biker, says, “Sir, this was the most gallant and brave thing I saw a man do in my w hole life.”
“Why, it was nothing, really, the lion was behind bars. I just saw this little kid in danger, and acted as I felt right.”
“Well, I’ll make sure this won’t go unnoticed. I’m a journalist from the New York Times, you know, and tomorrow’s paper will have this on the first page. What motorcycle do you ride and what political affiliation do you have?”
“A Harley Davidson and I am a Republican.”
The journalist leaves.
The following morning the biker buys The New York Times to see if it indeed brings news of his actions, and reads on the first page:
REPUBLICAN BIKER GANG MEMBER ASSAULTS AFRICAN IMMIGRANT AND STEALS HIS LUNCH.
Thanks :)
That is a good one - I tiefed it - I am sure it will come in handy some day.
Oh happy day - I did my taxes.
When a democrat gets caught with his pants down in trouble you know it is a democrat because the political party affliation is barely mentioned, if at all, in the entire article. If the philanderer is a republican its usually screaming at you from the headline, in the first paragraph and again at the close.
You made a very interesting report of your travails.
I had better watch what I post - you have, Carcassonne, France Fountain Of Trevi, Rome and Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria. Three out four not bad.
You don´t happen to have some pics of your basement do you... :)
You’re all heart! :(
I drink...AFTER...I drive. And so does everyone else.
Gone.....................wow..we’re getting hit bad here...bbl
I know - that is one of my failings - :)
Sadly some Attractions were victims of the Terrorist like the statute of Budda!
Pictures of World Attractions click on “Pictures of the world” to get to that link
http://www.thymos.com/monument/usa/ny.html
Sadly some Attractions were victims of the Terrorist like the statute of Budda!
Pictures of World Attractions click on “Pictures of the world” to get to that link
http://www.thymos.com/monument/usa/ny.html
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