Rain, rain, go away.Come again another day.
Well, the rain didn't go away so we decided we would go away last weekend. We drove down to the south of the Czech Republic to find windy roads and charming castles.
Our first stop was Červená Lhota. The red chateau sits on a tiny island which connects to an outcrop of land jutting into the lake by a stone bridge. Tourists in rented boats row
under the bridge and around the still lake. I was so warmed by the perfection of it all that not even a little rain could dampen my fairy tale visions.
www.zamek-cervenalhota.eu
It is cliche, but Hluboká nad Vltavou is the stereotypical Disney castle. Now, this castle was built long before Disney's great-grandfather even was a tinkle in somebody's eye but it is the perfect place to run into Sleeping Beaty having a bit of a nap.
I have done many castle tours, but this one was one of the best. The castle was very well curated. I felt as if I was really peaking in on a long ago century. Perhaps a servant would pop out from around the corner or the lady of the house would be surprised by a group of tourists as she mediated in her private chapel.
www.zamek-hluboka.eu
And as we transported ourselves back into the 21st century and headed back to the big city, this quaint view of farm life greeted us....
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