tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post9020646603174152487..comments2024-03-29T02:46:31.010-04:00Comments on Ottawa Daily Photo: Stepping Into Laurier HouseWilliam Kendallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-16929978208499541472018-12-08T16:31:38.617-05:002018-12-08T16:31:38.617-05:00@Mari: from what I've seen, yes.
@Catalyst: t...@Mari: from what I've seen, yes.<br /><br />@Catalyst: that it is.<br /><br />@Kay: I think so.<br /><br />@Norma: they do!<br /><br />@Jennifer: indeed.<br /><br />@Linda: you're welcome.<br /><br />@Jan: yes, I'm sure Juliana must have visited from time to time during her time in Ottawa.<br /><br />@Gunn: it does!William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-2782934840068042452016-12-13T08:57:30.830-05:002016-12-13T08:57:30.830-05:00They sure do!They sure do!Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-47372961222094776912016-12-10T02:18:07.319-05:002016-12-10T02:18:07.319-05:00Looks pretty with the BLUE in there.Looks pretty with the BLUE in there.Gunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11025645899081000493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-28753477047387221632016-12-09T08:13:47.601-05:002016-12-09T08:13:47.601-05:00I indeed recognized the family in that third photo...I indeed recognized the family in that third photo. They are out former queen Juliana and her husband crook prince Bernhard and their two oldest children.Jan K. alias Afanjahttps://afanja.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-17527489560274146322016-12-08T23:49:29.294-05:002016-12-08T23:49:29.294-05:00Looks like a neat place! Thanks for taking us insi...Looks like a neat place! Thanks for taking us inside.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09763547174099448920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-13194414642514557092016-12-08T22:01:48.882-05:002016-12-08T22:01:48.882-05:00Old homes have the most character.Old homes have the most character.Normahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685538277690762655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-36851929400923239742016-12-08T21:18:54.931-05:002016-12-08T21:18:54.931-05:00Beautiful rooms, all. It's really a wonderful ...Beautiful rooms, all. It's really a wonderful residence.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02971991029290518107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-77415291685216904852016-12-08T21:12:21.544-05:002016-12-08T21:12:21.544-05:00A grand residence.A grand residence.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-46896799637329374672016-12-08T19:45:14.290-05:002016-12-08T19:45:14.290-05:00Another magnificent building from the time of the ...Another magnificent building from the time of the very rich and the very poor. A museum is a terrific use for it. I do hope the quarters that were once used for the servants more accessible than those I've seen in some of the mansions here.Mari Collierhttp://www.maricollier.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-29203587578375422902016-12-08T18:53:01.822-05:002016-12-08T18:53:01.822-05:00@RedPat: it is!
@Revrunner: they're wonderful...@RedPat: it is!<br /><br />@Revrunner: they're wonderful portraits!<br /><br />@Lois: you're welcome! More to come.<br /><br />@Meradeth: it really is, and yet for all the grandeur, it also feels comfortable, like a home.<br /><br />@Beth: the light fixtures, you mean?William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-4088964140693754112016-12-08T18:48:21.475-05:002016-12-08T18:48:21.475-05:00love all the chandeliers and the doodads over the ...love all the chandeliers and the doodads over the fireplace. i know they have a name, but the brain is not recalling that fancy-ness. ha. ha!! ( ; Elizabeth Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06646711693473956020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-24816587687569708232016-12-08T18:20:23.571-05:002016-12-08T18:20:23.571-05:00I love your tour of the place! Seems like quite th...I love your tour of the place! Seems like quite the residence.Meradeth Houstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06741790047121063893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-16845119260467130132016-12-08T18:13:30.639-05:002016-12-08T18:13:30.639-05:00It is a lovely place. Thanks for the tour!It is a lovely place. Thanks for the tour!Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10737705457021667861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-88404081883763558622016-12-08T17:23:27.737-05:002016-12-08T17:23:27.737-05:00Don't you just love those large portraits! I m...Don't you just love those large portraits! I mean, who but a king would have a house big enough for those crazy things. :-)Revrunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01906290746860646907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-7550435766150919622016-12-08T16:24:03.468-05:002016-12-08T16:24:03.468-05:00It is so nice that it has been preserved!It is so nice that it has been preserved!RedPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980471119229896414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-40574128114103510892016-12-08T15:24:47.382-05:002016-12-08T15:24:47.382-05:00@Nancy: it is an enjoyable place to visit.
@Janis...@Nancy: it is an enjoyable place to visit.<br /><br />@Janis: it must have been quite an effort to bring it all together.<br /><br />@Pat: this one is well worth visiting repeatedly.<br /><br />@Lowell: and then there's the cost of the household staff salary. The Lauriers and King had that in both cases.<br /><br />@Grace: it's an interesting term. There's a room upstairs that was King's breakfast room- I imagine if he wasn't entertaining, he probably ate there on his own instead of coming down to the dining room.<br /><br />@Sharon: this one is a treasure of history.<br /><br />@Red: King did some of that himself when he had the place, including the addition of an elevator.<br /><br />@Bill: we Canadians tend to not preserve the homes of our prime ministers in the way we should, though there are exceptions. This one being open to the public is a very good thing.<br /><br />@Linda: it definitely is.<br /><br />@Janey: they were, but it also feels like a home- especially King's study.<br /><br />@Tanya: it was quite the way to live.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-31546734502713062702016-12-08T14:20:57.231-05:002016-12-08T14:20:57.231-05:00it is gorgeous, that's for sure! i always wond...it is gorgeous, that's for sure! i always wonder what it would be like to live like that!Tanya Breesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01949602989774270159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-28698003887117091442016-12-08T12:44:34.726-05:002016-12-08T12:44:34.726-05:00Looks like a nice house to visit. They were living...Looks like a nice house to visit. They were living in grand style.Janey and Co.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14263426600052174272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-53151830126661437202016-12-08T12:09:43.714-05:002016-12-08T12:09:43.714-05:00It is a lovely home!It is a lovely home!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692170857496442623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-2150353096565275902016-12-08T10:55:39.841-05:002016-12-08T10:55:39.841-05:00What a lovely old historical house. Well preserve...What a lovely old historical house. Well preserved as a window in to the past. I definitely would love to see it.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12250609752743750337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-42151309998736328352016-12-08T10:09:00.261-05:002016-12-08T10:09:00.261-05:00
that was a huge place. Interesting how older bui...<br /><br />that was a huge place. Interesting how older buildings are renovated through the years.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-25557797222174829892016-12-08T09:36:40.749-05:002016-12-08T09:36:40.749-05:00I love these old historic homes!I love these old historic homes!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-43534386630098681752016-12-08T09:14:09.317-05:002016-12-08T09:14:09.317-05:00I'm so glad they keep places like this in tact...I'm so glad they keep places like this in tact and look after them, always interesting to see a bit of 1800's lifestyle! I rather like the idea of a 'morning room' ☺PerthDailyPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077053209100022305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-53884838731989405922016-12-08T08:37:33.008-05:002016-12-08T08:37:33.008-05:00It is, indeed, very elegant. But it's hard to...It is, indeed, very elegant. But it's hard to wrap my mind around the kind of money it must have cost to build and maintain such a place! Would enjoy visiting there, though.Lowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15305748075301453010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-61972853425319244702016-12-08T08:18:08.170-05:002016-12-08T08:18:08.170-05:00Agree too with Nancy. I love visiting old houses.Agree too with Nancy. I love visiting old houses.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241553607254199559noreply@blogger.com