After finally getting everybody up and going, we all head off to Osborne house to spend the day.
Like those who visited the Queen at Osborne, today�s guests can arrive in style by horse drawn carriage, an evocative way to become immersed in the special atmosphere of this Royal retreat.
The opulent furnishings of this drawing room will transport you guests back in time to an age when this was a royal retreat.
Dining Room
Responsible for setting the dining tables for lunch and dinner were the table deckers, staff employed to arrange displays using flowers from the kitchen garden, and to make the final preparations to the food. One of the dining tables is displayed to show the laying for dinner in progress, with the set square and ruler used by the table decker to ensure each setting was arranged perfectly. Much of the table deckers� rooms have survived, including the blue painted walls to the glazed cupboards (blue was considered to discourage flies).
The restored Anglo-Indian interior of the Durbar Room is the setting for an array of royal treasures from the Indian sub-continent presented to Queen Victoria on the occasion of her Golden and Diamond Jubilees. The gifts she received were the finest examples of miniature painting, ivory and marble inlay, silver engraving, embroidery, and sandalwood and soapstone carving. Displayed alongside are contemporary works of art of equally high quality being made in India today.
Finally, for one year only, the Queen�s bedroom has been recreated as it was after her death on 22 January 1901, including palms and lilies to decorate her bed.
Garden
Wow! what a day. We had a great time even though Gal complained alot about all the walking. I still think she had fun though. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
