Karlstejn Castle

Karlstejn Castle has been on our list of "to do" since we moved here. There is a train to get to Karlstejn but it always seemed like such a trek that we just hadn't made it there. With the ease of our car though we finally made the trip (45 minutes) to Karlstejn. Saturday was another beautiful sunny day and perfect to be outside. We arrived at Karlstejn at lunch time so we parked the car and went to the closest restaurant with outdoor seating. They had a little playground so the kids played while we waited for our food. After filling up we decided to head to the castle. It is about a 1.5 kilometer walk up hill to get to the castle so we decided to take the horse and carriage ride to the top. I'm so glad we did b/c the hill was pretty steep in places and the girls would have been exhausted by the time we reached the castle. Orignally Jason and I planned to just walk around the outside of the castle but the girls begged to go inside and take the tour. Since they really wanted to do it we figured we would give it a try and hope they lasted the full hour. Sofia did great. She asked some good questions and was really very interested. Ali did well in the beginning but then her tiredness got the better of her and she fell asleep in my arms. At least my arms got a good workout! After finishing the tour we headed back down the hill into the town. Ali woke up and walked down the hill and we found some ice cream which we all enjoyed. It was a gorgeous day, perfect for walking outside. I'll post some pics once we get our other computer back.