Wordless Wednesday: Storming castles throughout Europe
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| The Hall of Mirrors at Versailles in April 2022. Lauren J. Mapp |
Like most children raised on a healthy diet of Disney princess films, I often dreamed of what it would be like to live in a castle. The "castles" of my youth were constructed as pillow forts, snow structures, tents, play closets and during one week-long stint, a decorated refrigerator box.
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| Preparing to trick or treat in my princess uniform on Halloween with my mom, Lorraine Gray, and brother, Daniel Mapp, on Oct. 31, 1991. Ronald Mapp |
After touring castles throughout Europe, I now feel like living in one would be miserable. Suffering from the wrath of the drafty interior would keep you constantly sick, and whenever you wanted to grab a midnight snack, you'd have to traverse several stories down to the kitchen to make a grilled cheese sandwich.
Regardless of what level of comfortability you may or may not have while living in a castle, at least the ones that we have seen were beautiful and filled with amazing works of art.
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| Bratislava Castle during a trip to Slovakia in January 2019. Lauren J. Mapp |
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| The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saints Vitus, Wenceslaus and Adalbert in the Prague Castle of Czechia. Lauren J. Mapp |
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| A stairwell in the Budapest Castle District during a trip in January 2019. Lauren J. Mapp |
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| During our trip in January 2019, we saw this ornately decorated ceiling inside the Belvedere Palace, a Baroque palace turned museum in Vienna. Lauren J. Mapp |
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