To Konopiste We Will Go....

We took a half-day trip to nearby Konopiste Castle on Friday. I won't go into all the historical details here, but in summary: Bought in 1887 by Archduke Francis Ferdinand; self-proclaimed "Crazy Hunting Guy"; Assasinated in Sarejevo in 1914 sparking WWI.

If you have a hankerin' to see many, many, many dead animal heads, hunting rifles, and body armor THIS is the place to go. Lydia just kept saying "Wow! That's niiiice!"

We had a beautiful day, went on a short tour of the castle and then enjoyed lunch in the castle's rose garden. We had to relocate mid-picnic due to the castle wedding party swooping in on our peaceful picnic location but not before the wedding planner offered us some champagne and we got some questioning looks from the wedding guests.

Ice Cream break for little girls who are quiet during castle tours.

My guys

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Lydia's Story of the Bear in the Castle Moat

"If I drop Libby (stuffed kitty) down there, the bear will eat her... And then he will choke... And then he will have to go to the doctor.... And then the doctor people will have to take Libby back out... And then they will give her back to me... And then then they will say 'Sorry for the bear choking on the kitty'."

THE END.