WOW!
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!
IT IS JUNE 17TH 1998, A
TRULY HISTORICAL DATE.
TODAY I RECEIVED PERMISSION,
FROM THE LITTLE PEOPLE, TO SHOW INTERIOR PHOTOS FROM ONE OF OUR NORTHERN
HOMES!
(I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD
SEE THE DAY)
THIS IS THE HOME ON ONE OF THE ISLANDS OF FRANZ JOSEF LAND.
MOST OF THE SANTAS USED THIS HOME OFTEN AS A PALACE TO BRING GUESTS
AND TO HOLD FORMAL CEREMONIES. THE ROOMS ARE LARGER AND BUILT FOR
HUMAN COMFORT. THE HOME AND WORK SHOP FURTHER NORTH HAS SMALLER ROOMS,
SHORTER CEILINGS, AND NARROW DOORWAYS. PERFECT FOR VENDIGUM.
THIS HOME IS MOSTLY ROCK AND MARBLE CONSTRUCTION. IT IS FAR ENOUGH
SOUTH TO BRING SUCH MATERIALS TO IT. THE HOME FURTHER NORTH IS MOSTLY
WOODEN.
THE FRANZ JOSEF HOUSE WAS BUILT FOR MORE FORMAL OCCASIONS.
IT IS VERY LARGE AND MANSION LIKE. THIS HOME IS MORE REGAL.
PERSONALLY I PREFER THE HOME AND WORK SHOP FURTHER NORTH. IT WAS
COMPLETELY DESIGNED BY VENDIGUM AND HAS A MORE COZY FLAVOR WITH A VERY
CHRISTMAS FEELING. THE FRANZ JOSEF HOME IS COLD AND POMPOUS, BUT
A GREAT LESSON IN HUMAN ART. THE SANTA QUARTERS IN THE FRANZ JOSEF
HOME IS MORE LIKE THE NORTHERN HOME WITH HAND BLOWN GLASS, WOOD, AND FEW
STRAIGHT LINES. HOPEFULLY IN THE FUTURE I WILL BE ABLE TO SHOW PHOTOS
OF THAT HOME. FOR NOW YOU CAN GET AN IDEA FROM THE MOVIE "SANTA ~
THE MOVIE".
THE FRANZ JOSEF HOME WAS STARTED IN THE LATE 1300'S AND WAS ADDED
ON TO OVER THE YEARS. IN FACT IT IS STILL GROWING. THERE ARE
SEVERAL ROOMS THAT ARE NOT USED ANYMORE. WHEN A SANTA ADDS A ROOM,
IT IS LEFT EXACTLY THE WAY HE OR SHE HAD IT. NOT EVEN REPAIRS ARE
MADE UNLESS THEY ARE NEEDED TO SAVE THE STRUCTURE OF THE ROOM. THIS
MAKES THE HOME QUITE THE COLLECTION OF ART, HISTORY, AND DESIGN.
ALL IN ALL A MOST INTERESTING PLACE INDEED.
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