Saturday, April 28, 2012

Chateau Laroche


Doesn't everyone want to visit a castle?!
I read about a castle in Ohio about a year ago and put it on my list to check out and explore.  The Loveland, Ohio Chateau Laroche isn't too far from us and as the weather started to warm up a few months ago I finally convinced some friends to join me on a little adventure. 

The castle was built by a man after returning from fighting in the war overseas.  Never married, his life mission was to build the castle modeled after the ones in Britain and start an order of knights that would live their life by the golden rule.  Although the builder died, the knight order he established still exists and runs the operations of the castle. 

Admission costs $3 and we thoroughly enjoyed our walk through and around the castle.  The castle was constructed along the river and has a beautiful amphitheater and gardens.  It’s a great place to explore and take pictures but don’t expect a huge castle like the ones in Europe. It’s amazing to think the man built it by hand though and is definitely a cool place to check out.

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