Great things always take time. And it took a lot of time to get here! Between about the 13 hour wait at the Detroit airport with no sleep, to the 6 and half hour flight with no sleep, and finally the 2 hour bus ride to Harlaxton with maybe a little sleep, we FINALLY arrived. Let’s just say pictures do not do the place justice. Pulling up you are just completely over whelmed with beauty and do not know where to actually look. It is so hard to imagine the effort that goes into this palace look a like. The height is basically magnificent and my favorite is the land scenery. The gardens are beyond breath taking and you can see for miles and all of it is purely green.
But we all have different interests when it comes to the manor whether it is the gardens, the ceiling high doors or all the many different rooms and what they have to offer. It is hard to understand/explain how every corner you turn is some piece of history. Every sculptor and every painting has a significant meaning and you really just don’t find a place like this in the U.S, especially this old. A gentleman by the name Gregory Gregory (seriously that’s his name) built this masterpiece in the 1830’s and it has been standing for 170 years. Surprisingly this isn’t the original building which was torn down in 1857. Gregory wanted something bigger and flashier, which I personally think he accomplished. With the 153 rooms and 117 acres, you just might agree with me. There have been quite a few different owners and it is a blessing that University of Evansville is the proud owner and allows me and all the others on this trip to experience this whole other world. It really looks and feels like a fairytale…all I need now is my knight and shinning armor to take me off to the sunset! (Or I’ll just settle for going out for ice cream).
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