• Places in Czech Republic

    Zbiroh castle

    A few weeks ago, I wrote about an exhibition we visited in the Zbiroh castle and this time I’d like to draw attention to the castle itself. When we arrived there, I was quite surprised to see how big it was and what a large park it was surrounded by. I looked up some information about the castle’s history for you and here are the most interesting pieces: The castle was built at the end of 12th century by a nobleman not by a king, which happened in Bohemia for the first time. The castle went through several architectural styles (Romanic, Gothic, Renaissance, New-renaissance) and the history of the castle…

  • Miscellaneous

    Exhibition

    A few weeks ago I noticed an article in the back of a company bulletin promoting an exhibition called “Leonardo da Vinci’s Face – Story of the Order of the Knights Templar”. It caught my attention, so I copied the article and intended to find out more pieces of information. Finally I became quite eager to go and see the exhibition and made a plan for a family outing. My husband and both children agreed and we went there last Saturday. Well, I can tell you now that I’ve been inspired by both the castle Zbiroh where the exhibition has taken place and the exhibition itself and I’d like to…