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| Czech Cuisine - Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic |
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| Beautiful Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic |
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| Schwarzenberg Coat of Arms in Human Bones - Kostnice Ossuary, Sedlec, Czech Republic |
Cesky Krumlov & Kutna Hora, Czech Republic (6/5-6/2011) - Cesky Krumlov, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (you can tell we like these), is a beautiful town of 14,600 inhabitants located in Southern Bohemia. Like Prague, Cesky Krumlov is situated on the Vltava River. Cesky Krumlov is full of cafes and bars in Baroque buildings, features a spectacular castle (the second largest in the Czech Republic), 700 years of history, and an old-town square. Cesky Krumlov's appearance has changed little since the 18th century and the buildings have been well maintained and beautifully restored. Tourists outnumber the local population in the summer.
Kutná Hora was a silver mining town in medieval times and once the second largest populated Czech city. Today Kutná Hora is home to about 21,000 people. The historical town center, including the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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| Canoeing on Vitara River - Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic |
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| Castle - Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic |
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| Chandelier in Human Bones - Kosnice Ossuary, Sedlic, Czech Republic |
The highlight (or maybe weird-light) of our visit to Kutna Hora was the Kostnice Ossuary, a church chapel that contains the human bones of about 40,000 people decorating the church and piled high in four 10-foot high pyramids. Here’s the story… In 1278, an abbot brought back soil from the Holy Land and sprinkled it on the ground. The burial ground was considered holy and became extremely popular. The Kostnice Ossuary cemetery grew large during the plague of the 14th century and the Hussite wars in the 15th century. Some of cemetery was abolished and the bones stacked up around the church. In 1870, a wood carver, Frantisek Rint made the “decorations” with the human bones. The powerful Schwarzenberg family bought the property and you can see their coat of arms as well as a large chandelier done in human bones.
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