Castle in the Clouds - impressed and disappointed

[dmjr]

Yesterday I went up to the Castle in the Clouds for the first time in 21 years. I must admit I was impressed and disappointed at the same time.

The restoration work at the Castle in very nice, everything was well presented and the volunteers inside were very knowledgeable.

The part that disappointed me the most was the conditions of the horse barn. Walking through that barn was a very depressing sight. It was very dark, dingy and smelly. All of the horses had that look to them that was very depressing and they were in their stalls with saddles on. The staff in the barn also seemed very arrogant and it did not look like they cared about the horses.