subject: Castle Surfing U.s.a. - Finding Palaces In Your Own Backyard [print this page] Is your brain numbing from the boredom of your daily routine? Are you getting fed up with waking up, making breakfast and lunches, getting the kids to school, driving to work, driving home from work, making dinner, getting everybody to bed with the prospect of doing it all over gain tomorrow, and the day after that, and so on? This sameness is enough to drive even a sane person over the edge.
We all need to mix things up occasionally. Time to ourselves just to have fun would be a welcome break from our daily routine. We have all told ourselves that what we need now is a vacation. The truth is we really do.
You may think that just the planning of a vacation alone is not worth the hassle. It is a time consuming chore. Besides, with today's economic situation, we shouldn't take any time off and we can't afford to get away to romantic places anyway. Do not give up. There are solutions to these problems. You can take a break and afford it too.
Lots of vacationers from all over the world have discovered the joy of castle touring. Sure, there are castles on the Rhine, castles in France, castles on the Thames and castles all over the British Isles. For the American vacationer, it is prohibitively expensive to travel so far away. The good news is there are castles within the borders of the United States itself.
Take Bishop's Castle in Colorado for example. Bishop's Castle has become one of the top tourist spots in Colorado. Even people who live near there have come time and time again to see this stunning castle. What makes this particular castle so famous is that this castle was made by a man Jim Bishop who has been building Bishop's castle since 1969.
This castle is currently still a work in progress and the only one to ever work on this castle is none other than Jim Bishop himself. It is open to the public and doesn't cost any money. A donation is appreciated, though. People from all over the world come to marvel at this castle and how one man's love led him to build such an incredible castle from the ground up.
Every castle has its own story and each one is different. Touring castles can be a great way to step out of the everyday routine and see the majesty and mystery provided by different castles. There are many castles across America. Many of them are like Bishop's Castle and don't cost any money to see.
We all need a break from our day-to-day lives every now and then. Taking a big trip to somewhere like Disney World can cost reach upwards of a few thousand dollars. And while taking big vacations can be wonderful, there are so many other little things that we can do that are inexpensive. Things that will helps us break away from the normal for a bit. So if you are looking for a way to escape, even just for a little while, you might find touring castles a fantastic mini-vacation.
