One of the day when we were in Prague, we decided to rent a car and ventured out to a place called Karlštejn (pronounced Karl-stain). So what is there in Karlštejn? There’s a castle called Karlštejn Castle, lots of trees and land and I must say it’s a beautiful and quiet small town.
It took us about an hour before we reached the town of Karlštejn. We were there on a Sunday and most of the things were not open till noon time. The cold and walking uphill weren’t helping with empty stomach either. When we saw a cafe which was open, we decided to stop for some food and coffee. Loved this quaint cafe with a little fireplace too!
After food, we continued walking uphill and we spotted a little cart selling hot wine. We decided to stop and have a drink. Hot wine’s great for cold morning like this. My bf decided to be adventurous and go for the strong hot wine. Yup, you can see the expression on my face after taking a sip of the strong hot wine.
Little did we know, the Karlštejn Castle was closed on a Sunday. After all the walking and enthusiasm, we kind of felt disappointed that we couldn’t get into the castle. No one told us that the castle’s closed on a Sunday and public holiday. Not even the Frommer’s book! Oh well, can’t do much at this point. So, we walk downhill again and have lunch instead. I’m glad lunch was satisfying. The meat medallion was the best I’ve tasted so far.
We had a great scenic journey back to Prague and I’m definitely glad we did what we did. Although, I wish the castle was opened but having a great company and getting to discover a new place isn’t all that bad. You can check out my other post about Prague here and here
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| Back to town and on Charles Bridge |
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| The statue of St. John of Nepomuk is the most popular on Charles Bridge. He was tossed from this bridge and drowned. People believe that touching the statue is said to bring good luck. |
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| From the bridge, we can see the quaint and comfortable hotel we were staying in – Four Seasons Prague. |
