From the top: Lisa and I at the Eggenberg Brewery in front of beer storage tank, Eggenberg sign, the town of Cesky Krumlov from the castle, Jack, Lisa, and I in front of the castle, our hostel. NYU took a group of us on an overnight trip to the town of Cesky Krumlov which is three hours outside of Prague. It is the second highest tourist destination in Czech Republic beside Prague. The town was really beautiful despite cloudy weather. We took a tour of the castle which has around 300 rooms.
The castle has a full, functional theater, masquerade ball room, and luxurious sleeping quarters.
The best part about the castle was two bears guarded the entrance. Yep, the Czech know how to keep trespassers away. Two bears were in large pastures by the entrance of the castle. Apparently they are brother and sister, but our guide said they were also mates. Interesting..... They looked very cuddly.
The next day, we all went to the Eggenberg Beer Brewery. The brewery has been in operation since the Middle Ages. It was really cool. The brewery still makes part of their beer the exact same way it was made in the middle ages. It is an extensive process and takes about 3 weeks to make it the old war. On the other hand, it takes one week to make beer with modern technology. Our tour guide was a retired man in his 70's named Rostra. He speaks English, German, and Czech and leads tours on a daily basis.
It was a great trip. If you ever make it to Cesky, make sure you come in the spring or summer. Our tour guide emphasized that the town is much more happening during the "on" season.
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