Pravda, in Czech means "Truth".
From the Hops plant, we cycled to Josef’s uncle’s house in order to borrow a quad bike to take us the 2km to the castle. It was a good idea considering the distance and hills we went up and down to get there. The castle was showing its age and there used to be a moat around it, but it is now covered in plant life.
There was a door leading down to a hole in the ground, it was very cold down there. It was probably the keep’s cellar back in the day.
Most of the castle walls were half coming down and none of the wooden beams that may or may not have been a ceiling were intact. The most amazing thing for me was that, even though this castle was over 500 years old, there was no moss or lichen growing on the stones. They looked as clean as they did when they were put there centuries ago.
As we walked through the castle, I tried to imagine what it was like centuries ago, before disuse and disrepair took hold. It wasn't huge, which made me wonder if it was a castle for a minor lord of some sort or possibly only a keep. The stonework looked functional but not necessarily elegant. From the layout of the land and the evidence of a moat, it looked like a place that could be easily defended.
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