Yesterday we sadly left Prague, heading for mountain country, in the Bohemian Paradise National Park. The park lies around one hour and half north east of Prague, which made for an easy drive along freeway for the majority of the journey. Bohemian Paradise National Park (Czech: Český ráj) was declared in 1955 as the first nature reserve in the Czech Republic. At first it was 95 square klms in area, whereas today it is almost 182 square klms. One of the most recognizable elements of the Bohemian Paradise is the sandstone rock which many of the surrounding towns are constructed of. There are many rocks in the park which have been shaped by wind, water, frost, erosion, and humans into unique and curious shapes. There are two significant castles, Trosky and Kost in the area. Within
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