Prague (14-17 April 2006) - Day 3: Karlštejn Castle

Karlštejn Castle isn't very far from Prague (about 30min drive). Again, I followed alone on a guided tour, but it was a small group, mostly young people my age, and all of us just started talking to each other on the journey. It was the tour that I had the most fun with.

Karlštejn Castle was built in the 14th Century by King Charles IV as a "storage place" for the coronation jewels and other relics, thus it is tucked in a corner not very close to Prague and on top of a hill. The climb up was steeper than Neuschwanstein, so it was a challenge, for those who know what I'm talking about. It didn't help that the weather was alternating between hot sun and rain.


View of the castle on the way up


A close-up


Almost at the top


The main castle courtyard


View of the tower...


The castle walls...


And down at the town


The Czech and EU flags flying high in the wind


Looking down the 78m-deep Well Tower


The seemingly safe well


They even got musicians at the entrance


The 3 guys from Dubai, (L to R) Yusuf, Abdullah, Myself, Majid


And the 2 ladies on exchange in Wales, (L to R) Sheena (from Canada), Myself and Meg (from Australia)

Photobucket: Karlštejn Castle