April 19/08 - We hired a chauffer, Michael Jakubuv to drive us from Prague to Hluboka Castle, Cesky Krumlov and on to Munich. This was a good option because we had the convenience of leaving Cesky Krumlov late at night and arriving direct at our hostel in Munich. Mike was very efficient although we had a little problem with the German police after crossing Czech border. I guessed it looked suspicious having a group of Asians travelling in a van with a Czech driver. After about an hour of checking through our passports and validating them through their phones, we were finally allowed to continue with our journey.
Hluboka looked very Windsor like because it was model after that famous castle in England. However the jewel of Hluboka was to be found in the wood panelling - very exquisite carving. Not surprising because the owner (Schwarzenberg) used to be a timber merchant. (same owner as Cesky Krumlov castle).
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