SUNDAY MEMORIES
Judy Wills
Herrenchiemsee
1969 – our trip to Bavaria – Herrenchiemsee Palace
The Writing Room
In THE WRITING ROOM, the paintings above the doors depict scenes of campaigns fought under Louis XIV. The large portrait is of Louis XV. “The large roll-top desk is a copy made in Paris in 1884, where the famous desk of Louis XV at the Louvre served as a model.”
The Blue Salon
THE BLUE SALON is an example of decorating with mirrors. “The mirrors were to give an illusion of an indefinite flight of rooms….On the mantle-piece in Meissen porcelain is a marble statuette of Jupiter and flower-decorated candelabras of Meissen porcelain.” Again, the wood-inlay floor is just amazing!
The Dining Room
THE DINING ROOM is in the shape of an oval. Once again, lots of French influence in the decorations of the room – including stucco cupids. “The magic table…an allusion made to a fairy tale by Grimm – allowed the King, as at Linderhof, to take his meals all by himself.” Again, the table “disappeared” down into the kitchen below, then filled with food, and then hoisted back to the dining room for the king to take his meal…alone. Poor man…he must have been very lonely.
~~~~~~~~~~To Be Continued~~~~~~~~~~
Judy is living in Central Florida with her retired U.S. Air Force husband of 50+ years. Born in Dallas, Texas, she grew up in the Southwestern United States.She met her husband at their church, where he was attending the university in her town. After college and seminary, he entered the Air Force, and their adventures began.They lived in eight of our United States, and spent six years in Europe, where their oldest daughter was born. She was a stay-at-home mom for many years .
Judy has always been involved with music, both playing the piano and singing. Always interested in exercise, she was an aerobic dancing instructor, as well as a piano teacher for many years, and continues to faithfully exercise at home.
After moving to Central Florida, she served as a church secretary for nearly nine years.Her main hobby at this point in time is scanning pictures and 35mm slides into the computer. She also enjoys scrapbooking.She and her husband have two married daughters and four grandchildren, including grandtwins as well as a great-grandson. She and her husband enjoy the Disney parks as often as possible.
Old Things R New 
You certainly have a lot of information on those castles.
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Thank goodness for brochures!
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