Elaborate ceilings, huh?
The prince's bed, I'm assuming! It may be hard to tell in the picture, but it was a pretty small bed. Ornate and beautiful, but small. When the castle was rebuilt (see next post) J.C. Jacobsen (owner of a big brewery company here and possibly related to Don's family??:) )offered to finance the decoration of the inside on the condition that it be made into a national museum. So there are hundreds of portraits of royal people in this castle, and alot of historic furniture and other things. There is a church on the grounds, which was closed for a local wedding . The church did not burn to the ground, so it is about 400 years old now. Can you believe they just let the local people use this old castle church for their weddings? How cool is that? We want to go back and see the church, because apparently it houses several original paintings by Carl Bloch.
Another beautiful ceiling. There were very few lights throughout the castle, and we weren't supposed to use our flash, so some pictures are pretty dark.
This is the Great Hall. It was fun to walk in here and just imagine it filled with people coming to a ball or something, the king and queen up on that balcony in the right of the picture. Wow. Can you believe how ornate and busy the walls and ceilings are? I think I might go crazy if I had to spend too much time in that room, but it is really so fun to see. This was the third picture Don got. The first two were blurry because the shutter had to stay open so long to let enough light in, and with a person holding it, it was too shaky. So we found a table at the far end of the room to set the camera on and we got one great picture.
7 comments:
Wow, it must have been amazing to walk through a castle like that. I can't believe that the prince slept in such a tiny bed, living in such a huge castle and all. (Space obviously wasn't an issue) It was beautiful though. Love the pictures of William (crocodile tears!) and Burke (he is getting SO-O big). There is a crepe place by our house that we LOVE and they specialize in dessert with Chocolate, Banana and Coconut and they SMOTHER them with whipping cream. MMMMMMMMMMMM they are good, I'm sure they are even better where you are- more authentic! By the way, I got a letter in the mail from Martha Stewart congratulating me on my new home...I assume she meant you! Thanks again!
What breathtaking pictures of the interior of this castle! I'm impressed you got anything visible if you couldn't use your flash in there. It must be fun walking through something that dates back so far - lots of history.
Those are gorgeous pictures, Don and Amy! I love reading about the kids and your experiences in Denmark. Just a breathtaking Castle, and so amazing to think off the balls and different events that must have transpired there. I cannot wait to hear about the Carl Bloch paintings.
Wow, you guys are seeing some amazing things! Great pictures! We do have a webcam and I'm sure Jim could figure out the Skype thing. We should definitely do it! Maybe have Don email Jim a time that would work to give it a shot. We're so bummed that we won't see you for Christmas!!
Hey Guys,
We love reading your posts. Hope all is well and Don's job is going good. Let us know of any new updates!
dillan and deon
amy, I am SOOO excited to have found your blog!!! I just thought of you and searched google to see if you had a blog. I am addicted to blogging and hope we can keep in touch better this way, although I still intend to email. your boys are so cute, so big! and your pics are amazing, what an incredible opportunity for your family!
Rachael (eucker) Howell
I just found your blog off of Rachael's. Come on over to ours. We're going private soon. Keep up the posts. It's fun to find people you know and keep better in touch.
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