National Marionette Theater
Bucket List Items #142 National Marionette Theater Prague, Czech Republic I like puppets…a lot. Too much for an adult probably. I blame this on a lack of puppets in my own childhood and watching them in my favorite movies growing up. The number one thing that comes to mind is The Secret Garden. This was also one of my favorite books when I was a child and still is today. I recently read it again and it seems nothing has change in two decades. Anyway, there was this scene in the movie where Mary is entertaining Colin with puppets and a small theater. You know what I mean, right?…
Karlštejn Castle
Bucket List Items #141 Karlštejn Castle Karlštejn, Czech Republic If you asked Dave he would say this was just another castle. If you asked me I would say every castle is unique. Sure, this wasn’t the most glamorous we’ve seen. It wasn’t extravagant and bejeweled, but that doesn’t make it any less special. The castle was founded in 1348 by the king of Bohemia Charles IV and was my first truly medieval castle experience. Well, technically not my first one, but this castle was how I would truly picture something from the time. It had the square just inside the castle walls, a proper guard post lining the walls (banners…
