Holland - Day 13, Today was a day of castles, we visited not one but two fantastic castles.
The first was Kasteel De Haar which is a monumental castle near the Utrecht village of Haremelen . It is the largest castle in the Netherlands. This cattle was grandiose in every way imaginable, ostentatious to the max!! Nothing was spared in the restorations.
The second was the Muiderslot castle, a still-in-good-condition medieval castle in North Holland, Muiden, built around 1296. This is what boys dream castles should be like. It was a more 'rustic' castle with a moat, ramparts, guard towers and defensive structures which could all be explored. It had a lot of interactive activities that the children could be engaged in, which made this a fun filled experience.
Kasteel De Haar
As you can see, very grandiose! It was
rebuilt from 1892 on the ruins of the old castle in neo-Gothic style, funded by the Rothschild family.
Grandiose both with out and with in, everything was lavish..
These were all around the ceilings in the bed rooms, They were to kill any evil spirits that were floating about (ha ha)
Muiderslot castle, the castle of dreams....
Some of the activities for children (both young and old!)
There were displays of the armour and weapons used during the middle ages.
There were displays of the armour and weapons used during the middle ages.
This is an awesome way to have lessons on medieval history! Pages in a book can never compare to seeing and experiencing these things for real.
Such a blessing to be able to share these together as a family,
Wow, what a day! I certainly agree about it being a boys' dream castle. :-) Hendrik is really enjoying these colourful posts with me too.
ReplyDeleteHi Laurel, I am glad Hendrik is enjoying our Blog to :-) The mystery spikes in the ceiling have to do with scary things, see if he can guess what they were for. we appreciate your comments and are glad you are enjoying them to,
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