Young Boy's Dream Come True!

I don't know about you, but when I was little I always loved to read about midievil times, when King Arthur and his knights kicked everyone's butts, when jousting was the Football of the day, when armies of tens of thousands fought for king and country, and when glory was found on the edge of a sword! Yeah, I sound like a total nerd, but you can imagine how much fun I had going to this castle!
A little background: this castle was built by Richardo Brenannd who is a a very wealthy man who owned sugar plantations and gained a love for collecting art and weapons when he was young and his dad gave him his first pocket knife. He has a cousin named Francisco Brenannd who was an artist as well. Both men still live today.

This is when we first got to the castle. There were three sections that each had different paintings, sculptures, etc. It was incredibly beautiful there and the castle was on a gigantic lot with a large cobblestone road coming up to it. We were able to catch a ride on a little tram pulled by a four-wheeler. We made a nice entrance.

This was MY FAVORITE PART OF THE CASTLE! There were suits of armor from several different places of the world, many being used for ceremonies and many being used for battle. It was so much fun being able to see them and, well, touch them (though I technically wasn't supposed to..). It was at this moment that I felt like a kid getting to see something that he's wanted to see all his life. It rocked.

So there were weapons of every kind, from every place, and every color,shape,and size. It was AMAZING! Every boys dream house/castle! Seriously I loved being there! It is hard to explain a lot about the history behind what we saw today because most of it did not have any historical information to go along with it. I just loved the way that Brenannd took his money and put it into something that guys love, but more importantly, he did it in such a way as to bless everyone with the opportunity to see the amazing art, the amazing tapestries, the beautiful and varied weapons, and so much more. People waste their money in so many pointless ways and this was just an amazing way for it to be put to use. I guess the only thing that seemed strange was that in one room there were paintings all over the place with nude women. In the other sections there were a couple of them but in one room in the last section of the castle there were naked women everywhere above eye level. Yep, I guess Brenannd is still a man lol. 

I guess I am just grateful for the opportunity to be here. This alone makes it worth the whole trip and all of the difficulties that may be involved. Seeing such history is such an amazing way to spend my time and I hope to have more experiences like these.