castles. for some reason growing up - if you would have asked me the question "if you could go back in time to be anything, what would you be? well i would have almost always said a knight who lived in a castle. maybe this is where i get my love for castles from. well - that coupled with the fact that they just dont exist in america. so lately i have been on a spree to see some of the ones here that are really close and i have just been too lazy to go see. im not going to take the time to tell you the histories - but i will link them so you can read them for yourself. it is quite amazing how many castles there are just here in the czech republic. castles, castle ruins and chateaus basically - that some people call castles as well. i visited Konopiště with bekah last weekend and Křivoklát with jeff this weekend. They both were really nice - but i think that Křivoklát was my favorite of the two. the town below and around were so cool. well - enjoy the pictures. and if you want to see all the other castles and ruins and other things here in the CZ republic - check out this site.

(just some more ammunition that you will have on me linds...)


Konopiště from the distance


Konopiště side view by the moat


two of the towers of Konopiště


Konopiště in bloom


other side of Konopiště


Křivoklát walking up


Křivoklát looking up from the main path


how often do you get to shoot a crossbow in a castle courtyard? (Křivoklát)


lookout on Křivoklát


looking up from the town on Křivoklát