Last bitter-sweet week of the program - Bohemia

Beer Land, Boho, Bohemia, they are all the same name yet the land is completely different from everything else I have seen. Bohemia is gorgeous. It's country with rolling hills and lakes everywhere. The towns are small and quaint with a southern personality. Stores open late and close early. People are overly friendly and ready to become friends on a flip of a dime.

Our first stop was Ležáky. It was a previous town, but then Hitler massacred the entire town for conspiring against him and killing Himmler in 1942. The town we stopped at for the night was Kutná Hora. It was homey with a few historical buildings. There was a church that was made out of bones that dated back to the Black Death and the Hussite war. The last stop was the silver mine that was the largest silver mine in Europe for centuries. We walked only the first tier of the tunnels because the rest was unable to reach. I give miners more respect after this trip. From all of the mines that I have seen, their job is really hard.

St. Barbara Cathedral - Kutná Hora

Church of Bones

In Remembrance of Ležáky 

St. Barbara's Cathedral

The next stop was Čecky Krumlov, it's like Venice and Colorado Springs had a love child. This town was amazing, peaceful and very affordable. The town is meant to be a replica of a mid-evil town. The town had that feeling of the Middle Ages. I visited my last castle - Čecky Krumlov Castle and an original theater. We also went rafting down the river, took us a long while, but it was worth it. It was such a perfect day and the company was even better. Great way to end with a bang!

Čecky Krumlov gorgeous river.

Stephanie and I on top of the Castle.