July 31, 2008, 10:54 am
Czech Republic: Castles and Cities
I am in Germany for two weeks and went across the border to the Czech Republic for the day today. Today was a definite photo experience. We started out by going to a castle Schloss Seeberg that has been restored and currently serves as a museum for tourists to come and visit. The castle was restored in the late 1980s and has some really interesting artifacts inside of it. All of the artifacts on the inside of the castle were in areas too dark to photograph with a basic film or digital SLR. I found some really great shots of the wild flowers that were blooming all around the castle grounds. It was very quaint. We ate lunch in the castle, which was lots of fun. I had authentic German cuisine prepared by a Vietnamese chef. It was quite an experience. The food was outstanding.
The second part of the day we spent time in a Czech city, Franzensbad that has been newly renovated in the past ten years. The town is known for its water which is said to have healing power. The city was full of hotels, casinos, restaurants and little shops. There was also a large park area that spread about through the central city. The lampposts in the park were outstanding. Very cool. There was lots of iron work on many of the buildings that was really interesting. I was told that many Germans of older generations come there for rest and rehab. They come to relax and keep themselves healthy. It was a great place.
The Czech Republic is always a great place to visit and I was really happy that we did not just go over the border for shopping but instead experience what the area was about.
The second part of the day we spent time in a Czech city, Franzensbad that has been newly renovated in the past ten years. The town is known for its water which is said to have healing power. The city was full of hotels, casinos, restaurants and little shops. There was also a large park area that spread about through the central city. The lampposts in the park were outstanding. Very cool. There was lots of iron work on many of the buildings that was really interesting. I was told that many Germans of older generations come there for rest and rehab. They come to relax and keep themselves healthy. It was a great place.
The Czech Republic is always a great place to visit and I was really happy that we did not just go over the border for shopping but instead experience what the area was about.
Comments:
brandon wrote on July 31, 2008, 11:26 am: Fantastic! I'm glad you're having fun. Post some pics soon! |
jrm wrote on July 31, 2008, 3:26 pm: dear annie....you seem to be having a fine time across the pond....do send pix soon, and tell all the relatives i saidd "hi"....go check out james stirlings gllery in stuugart...it is the bomb (architecturally speaking of course)...be well....rufus |
hudi.73 wrote on July 31, 2008, 3:31 pm: awesome |