Last week, Jonathan and I celebrated our 16th anniversary. The girls were excited about setting the breakfast table with a pretty, white table cloth. Jonathan made omellettes.
After packing a lunch, sending off a last-minute proposal by email, and loading a very heavy floor sanding machine to take to a friend, Jonathan and I were on our way to town. We had made plans to visit Glen Eyrie Castle just outside Colorado Springs near Garden of the Gods, and had an 11:00 appointment for a castle tour. We started off about 17 minutes late, and were afraid we might not make it in time, but thanks to Jonathan, we made it just in time! Here we are in front of the castle during the tour.
This castle was built by William Jackson Palmer, who founded Colorado Springs as a railroad stop between Denver and Santa Fe. The first part of the tour was a story by the guide and from a DVD about the early years of the castle. It was very interesting to not only learn about the castle's history, but the history of Colorado Springs as well.
In the picture above, Jonathan is peering into the 200-ft. long tunnel that Palmer dug from the castle to the carriage house, so that in bad weather he would not have to walk all the way to his horse stalls. I told Jonathan I guarantee he did not do the digging. He had how many servants, and he probably hired diggers. He must have had a lot of money, for all the trips he made to Europe to buy things for his castle. But for all his money, he lost his wife at the age of 44. She never saw his castle. That was so sad. 
Here Jonathan is posing in front of the entrance to the castle, with red rocks in the background.
At the castle door. 
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