The castle is built on a lake and, following its time as a hunting lodge, has been owned over the years primarily by those in the arts community in America, but was turned over to the state for use as a national park, opening in 1984.
We arrived and hiked the 4 km to the castle, had a snack in the shop located there and took the castle tour. It featured beautiful gardens and artwork collected over the years, and we saw the rooms where guests including Greta Garbo, John Knowles and many others stayed.
In the evening we sat around with Marnnie and Travis looking at pictures from their trips to Germany and around Ireland, and generally enjoyed their company and hospitality.
We're preparing to leave this afternoon via bus to Dublin, for the early plane back to the U.S. in the morning. As I write this entry I'm thinking that it seems like we've been away from home for some time, and I'm looking forward to seeing the animals and being home again, yet at the same time how much we've enjoyed our visit to Paris and Ireland, and especially seeing my awesome daughter and her husband, gaining understanding about their life here.
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