February 17, 2019 in Recreational Life
Neuschwanstein Castle Bavaria, Germany
In the summer of 1979 Jim and Joyce Van Schaack visited Neuschwanstein Castle Bavaria, Germany. Neuschwanstein Castle was built for King Ludwig II of Bavaria Germany. Construction started in 1868. Plans were for 200 rooms but just over a dozen were actually finished. It is estimated to have 65,000 sq. ft. of interior space. King Ludwig II was born on August 25, 1845. He became king at the age of twenty. Ludwig II was enchanted with the music of composer Richard Wagner and used scenes from Wagner’s operas to decorate Neuschwanstein Castle. He was also a devoted Roman Catholic. Ludwig
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The Life of Frank Henri Young
The Life of Frank Henri Young began in the town of Clermont-Ferrand, France on May 15, 1921. His father Frank Howard Young was in France during World War One, where he met Frank’s mother, Suzanne Marie Motier. As Frank grew up he had a fascination for adventure. He had a sister named Vivienne. In 1933 the Young family moved to Salt Lake City, Utah as Frank’s father was a Mormon. In 1939 the Young family moved to Los Angeles where Frank attended UCLA.. Frank joined the Navy and then the Army Air Corps where he became a pilot. Frank was
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