{"id":42187,"date":"2019-07-29T01:05:08","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T06:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=42187"},"modified":"2019-07-28T10:36:53","modified_gmt":"2019-07-28T15:36:53","slug":"brunch-at-the-kentucky-brunch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=42187","title":{"rendered":"Brunch at the Kentucky Castle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We took our two granddaughters and the rest of the family to the Kentucky Castle for Sunday brunch recently.\u00a0 If you are a little girl who loves princesses, then brunch in a real castle is a dream come true.\u00a0 The Kentucky Castle has received buckets full of news coverage lately because a well-known reality couple had their wedding there a few weeks ago.\u00a0 Thankfully, those events were over, and we were able to enjoy a farm-fresh meal in relatively peace and quiet.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42231\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-11-at-1.45.49-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen shot of Kentucky Castle\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-11-at-1.45.49-PM.png 803w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-11-at-1.45.49-PM-430x242.png 430w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-11-at-1.45.49-PM-768x432.png 768w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-11-at-1.45.49-PM-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/images.search.yahoo.com\/yhs\/search?p=images+of+the+kentucky+castle&amp;fr=yhs-iry-fullyhosted_011&amp;hspart=iry&amp;hsimp=yhs-fullyhosted_011&amp;imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.wideopencountry.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2017%2F04%2FCastle-793x525.gif#id=3&amp;iurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.wideopencountry.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2017%2F04%2Fversailles-kentucky-castle-1.jpg&amp;action=click\">source<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>When we arrived at the castle, which is just about fifteen minutes from our house, we had time to enjoy the surroundings before it was time for our reservation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42291\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kentucky-Castle-The-2-Seasons-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1850\" height=\"1388\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kentucky-Castle-The-2-Seasons-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kentucky-Castle-The-2-Seasons-430x323.jpg 430w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kentucky-Castle-The-2-Seasons-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kentucky-Castle-The-2-Seasons-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1850px) 100vw, 1850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I was happy to have my <a href=\"http:\/\/shrsl.com\/1pvlz\">Anywhere Baggallini<\/a> because it gave me plenty of space to carry a sweater that I needed for the dining room&#8217;s air conditioning.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42294\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_E1445-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_E1445-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_E1445-242x323.jpg 242w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_E1445-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_E1445.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I was also able to carry some water bottles for the girls, hair bows, makeup, and all the other things that one needs on an outing with a four-year-old and an 18-month-old.\u00a0 The attached change purse came in handy for cash.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42230\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_5177-e1562866708763-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_5177-e1562866708763-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_5177-e1562866708763-242x323.jpg 242w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_5177-e1562866708763-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The grounds of the Kentucky castle are beautiful.\u00a0 Along with acres of beautiful meadow, there are also fountains, herb and salad gardens, a pool, arbors, evergreen shrubs, flower-filled pots, and a greenhouse that is used for large events.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42234\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_E5183-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_E5183-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_E5183-430x323.jpg 430w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_E5183-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_E5183-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When we finally had brunch, I ordered a delicious frittata with a side biscuit.\u00a0 Hens are kept on the property, and the eggs were freshly picked.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42233\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_5178-e1563281023565-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_5178-e1563281023565-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_5178-e1563281023565-242x323.jpg 242w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_5178-e1563281023565-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While we were waiting for our meal to arrive, I took a stroll through the public areas of the castle.\u00a0 They were quite ornate in a new kind of way.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42288\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kentucky-Castle-2-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kentucky-Castle-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kentucky-Castle-2-242x323.jpg 242w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kentucky-Castle-2-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The hotel rooms are located upstairs which is off-limits to the public.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42240\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_5211-e1563280929918-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_5211-e1563280929918-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_5211-e1563280929918-242x323.jpg 242w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_5211-e1563280929918-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After brunch we did more browsing, or should I call it frolicking?\u00a0 That sounds like what you do at a castle.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42239\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_5210-e1563281511242-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_5210-e1563281511242-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_5210-e1563281511242-242x323.jpg 242w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_5210-e1563281511242-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The castle grows a lot of flowers, veggies, and herbs in raised beds, and they provided a perfect maze for the girls to &#8220;get lost.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42237\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_5192-e1563281302535-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_5192-e1563281302535-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_5192-e1563281302535-242x323.jpg 242w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_5192-e1563281302535-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We made up stories about what goes on in the turrets and were positive that Rapunzel probably spent some time there.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42243\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_5221-e1563281249597-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_5221-e1563281249597-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_5221-e1563281249597-242x323.jpg 242w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_5221-e1563281249597-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Beautiful colorful planters are placed around the grounds to soften the harsh stone exterior.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42238\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_5207-e1563281079974-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_5207-e1563281079974-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_5207-e1563281079974-242x323.jpg 242w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_5207-e1563281079974-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Kentucky Castle has a long and storied past.\u00a0 It was built by a man for his wife after they toured Europe.\u00a0 I have met that lady, who is now in her 80&#8217;s, and she is beautiful.\u00a0 I suspect that in her younger days, she was movie star beautiful and deserved a castle.\u00a0 However, the couple eventually divorced, and then castle was never completed.\u00a0 Then at one point, there was a fire that did a lot of damage.\u00a0 Eventually, some businessmen bought it, turned it into a hotel and event center, and that&#8217;s where it is now.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42232\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_E5172-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_E5172-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_E5172-242x323.jpg 242w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_E5172-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We learned that they do a special princess event on Sunday afternoons, complete with singing and cupcakes.\u00a0 We will look into that for the future.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42292\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_5054-e1563283462859-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_5054-e1563283462859-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_5054-e1563283462859-242x323.jpg 242w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_5054-e1563283462859-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, I will be using my <a href=\"http:\/\/shrsl.com\/1pvlz\">Anywhere Baggallini<\/a> on my future travels.\u00a0 It has perfect nooks and crannies for a serious traveler like me. Plus the new color grape jelly is perfect for fall.\u00a0 A <a href=\"http:\/\/shrsl.com\/1pvlz\">good bag<\/a> is one that you can use on a day to day basis and for special events like vacations and brunch in a castle.\u00a0 And you&#8217;ll find good bags at<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baggallini.com\/homepage?sscid=71k3_rnbph\"> Baggallini.\u00a0\u00a0<\/a>Go<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baggallini.com\/homepage?sscid=71k3_rnbph\"> here<\/a> to see their vast selection.<\/p>\n<p>Take care.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>This post was sponsored by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baggallini.com\/homepage?sscid=71k3_rnbph\">Baggallini,<\/a> but all opinions are my own.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We took our two granddaughters and the rest of the family to the Kentucky Castle for Sunday brunch recently.\u00a0 If you are a little girl who loves princesses, then brunch in a real castle is a dream come true.\u00a0 The Kentucky Castle has received buckets full of news coverage lately because a well-known reality couple [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":42237,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42187"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=42187"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42187\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42396,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42187\/revisions\/42396"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/42237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=42187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=42187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=42187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}