it's a castle thing, you wouldn't understand_

ok, so today, a few friends and i took the train to karlstejn, a town about 30 km away from prague. its pretty much just a bunch of shops selling the same crap along a winding road up to this castle. but i must say, the castle is impressive. it was built by charles IV and he lived here until he became the holy roman emperor and moved the capital to prague. this was by far the most castle-like castle that i have been to yet. perched on top of a rocky hill overlooking the surrounding areas, helped it defend itself from rival armies. it was attacked twice in it's history, but never taken. the views were incredible from the castle, and we werent even able to get up to the higher towers. it was pretty much just a totally sweet day being a typical tourist, but i was enjoying every second of it.