5-10-08 Life styles of the Rich and imprisoned… Well, Czech Republic has a lot more first than I thought. For example, they have some of the first lamp posts. In the olden days, people would have to use torches to get around at night, and if you were caught walking around in the dark without one you would go to jail. Well, in order to keep the castle protected and allow the aristocracy around the castle to enjoy life without torches, they built some huge pillars with sculptures around them that had a bunch of torches inside them. That way, people could get around safely at night. We also learned about the Cathedral which was finished 1000 years after the death of their patron Saint, Wensworth (of Good King Wesworth something something on the fiest of
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