While walking in an area previously inhabited by kings & queens, you often find unexpected ruins which raise all sorts of dreams and questions in your mind.
Pantheon in Cesky Raj - Great Hiking May 12th 2008 The words Cesky Raj translates into English as Czech Paradise.
Here is information we found about the area where we were hiking.
The Vranov castle was founded in early 15th century by Hynek of Waldstein. It is situated on a narrow sandstone cliff on the right bank of the Jizera river and with its length of 400 metres it ranks among the largest rock castles in the Czech Republic. Further ow ... read more
Europe » Czech Republic » Liberec Region » Malá Skála Following the First World War, the closely related Czechs and Slovaks of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire merged to form Czechoslovakia. During the interwar years, the new country's leaders were frequently preoccupied with meeting the demands of ot... ... read more
We are retired librarians. Nancy worked for the Board of Education and Bill operated a one person engineering library for a communications company. Travel has been one of our passions our entire marriage.
Originally we thought this blog would report only on our trip to Prague. However, we have decided to add entries and photos previous trips. We hope you enjoy them.
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