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32 Czech Castles in LEGENDS About the origin of Bezdûz A young miller once lived in the mill on the banks of the Great Pond. He enjoyed spending time in the pub, often neglecting his work, and was therefore frequently short of money. One day in anger he uttered this fateful sentence: “Take me, devil, since no one will even lend me any money!” The devil appeared and was delighted to take the miller at his word. But the miller didn’t really want to go to hell, so he thought up a bet. Whoever could make the biggest pile between dusk and dawn would win. If the miller won, he could stay on earth; if the devil won, the miller’s soul was his. The devil obviously trusted his skills and readily accepted the wager. As soon as they shook hands he flew off. In the meantime, the miller thought hard about how to get out of this predicament, but no reasonable ideas came to him. And then, out of the blue, an old woman appeared and made him an offer he couldn’t afford to refuse. The old woman would help him if the miller agreed to marry her. The miller told her he would happily become her husband if he could escape going to hell. The old woman gave him her apron, which was supposed to carry limitless rocks and soil. In the evening the miller and devil met near the pond for their duel. They stacked All historical landmarks are typically surrounded by various stories and legends, the accuracy of which can vary widely. The same holds true for Czech castles, so please join us for a brief tour! Bezdûz King Pfiemysl Otakar II ordered the founding of royal Bezdûz Castle in the year 1264. Bohemian monarchs retained the castle until 1420 and Emperor Rudolf II sold it to the last aristocratic owner in 1588. Evidence of the importance of Bezdûz is the fact that Commander Albrecht von Wallenstein had Baroque bastions built in front of the castle while the Thirty Years War was still being waged. The castle buildings later served as a monastery. After the monastery was abolished in 1785 Bezdûz was abandoned. Significant restoration work on the castle began as early as the mid-19th century, thanks to which Bezdûz has survived as a magnificent example of Early Gothic architecture. their piles next to each other, but no matter how hard the devil tried he couldn’t keep up with the miller. The miller’s pile was always just a bit higher. When the cock crowed the devil went off empty handed. The miller rejoiced that he hadn’t ended up in hell, but then remembered the promise he had given the hideous old woman. He was very surprised when he returned home to find a beautiful young girl, who thanked him for liberating her from a curse. And then they got married. Devils at Bezdûz Other devils took up residence in the tower at the third castle gate. The fear they instilled in people gave the devils a great deal of pleasure. They enjoyed turning into various animals; they would appear on the tower battlements and terrify the castle soldiers. Sometimes they would appear as black cocks; at other times they took the form of goats. No one was able to drive the devils from the castle. To guard Bezdûz from the horned gang, the owners of the castle built the Chapel of St. Michael the Archangel, who was known for his bravery in battles with the devil. The devils left on their own when people stopped believing in phantom visions and mysterious phenomena and began to act with reason. Trosky The castle was founded in the mid-14th century by âenûk von Wartenburg. The Hussites could not conquer Trosky, but in 1469 the royal army of George of Podûbrady managed to seize the castle. After being burnt by the royal army, which had ousted the Swedes in 1648, the fate of the castle concealed in its name (trosky means ruins in Czech) slowly began to materialize. Nevertheless, the remnants of the castle’s two towers are prominent landmarks on the basalt cliffs of Czech Paradise today. The towers are called the Damsel and the Hag. The Damsel and the Hag In the 15th century two related women lived at Trosky Castle and because of their hatred for one another they took up residence in different towers. In the tower called Hag lived Markéta, the widow of Ota the Elder of Bergov, while in the tower called Damsel lived her granddaughter named Barbora. Markéta was an avowed Catholic and Barbora was a Hussite, a faith she joined after the death of her fiancé. And so their first disputes were over religion. With short breaks, the women argued from early morning to sunset. They shouted at each other from their respective towers so loudly that even the birds perching on the castle flew off in fear. The morning fight simply picked up where the evening fight had left off. But one day old Markéta lay down on her bed and soon passed away. Each day Barbora gazed into the windows of the abandoned tower and waited in vain for the screaming voice she knew so well. And just then, with no one to argue with, she felt absolutely miserable. She died soon thereafter and met up with Markéta in eternity to carry on their long, unresolved dispute. Kost Medieval Kost Castle is located among sandstone cliffs in the beautiful landscape of Czech Paradise. The construction of the castle was begun by Bene‰ von Wartenburg in the mid-14th century. His son Petr finished the castle at the end of the century. The vast castle halls hold collections of period clothing and numerous weapons from the 17th - 19th centuries. Paintings portray members of the Kinsk˘ family. The castle kitchen and the medieval torture chamber are also noteworthy. Remarkably, the silhouette of Kost Castle has remained unchanged since the 14th century. The dominant architectural feature is the five-story residential “White” tower. One curiosity is that all four corners of the tower can be seen from a single particular spot. But good luck trying to find it! A castle as hard as bone Kost may elicit a certain feeling of hardship or destitution, but the local castle lords lived a life of affluence. Meaning “bone” in Czech, the name Kost perfectly captured the strength and impregnability of the castle. Legend has it that even the famous commander Jan ÎiÏka attempted to conquer the castle. When he failed he indignantly cried out “Kost is for the dogs," and retreated from the castle. Kost resisted not only all attacks launched against it, but also the teeth of time. Thanks to such stamina we can admire the beauty of this massive medieval castle to this very day. Also worthy of a visit is Plakánek Castle in the picturesque, cliff-lined neighboring valley. Plakánek is also surrounded by numerous myths. Light-footed fairies allegedly held gatherings under cover of the colorfully blooming meadows. A spring brought sand to the surface and was used by people to treat eye ailments. 33
34 Hotel Radisson SAS Alcron je zapojen do programu s názvem Responsible business, kter˘ jeho matefiská spoleãnost Rezidor Hotel Group zavedla jiÏ v roce 2001. V rámci tohoto programu se hotel Alcron, tak jako v‰echny ostatní hotely sítû, podílí nejen na ochranû Ïivotního prostfiedí a úspofieí energií, ale také na charitativních projektech, pfiiãemÏ podporuje vybrané lokální organizace. Mezi zamûstnanci hotelu najdeme nûkolik prvotfiídních odborníkÛ, ktefií s radostí pfiedávají dále bohaté zku‰enosti ze sv˘ch oborÛ. Pavel Winter, manaÏer restaurace Alcron a hlavní sommeliér hotelu, zasvûtil dûti z dûtsk˘ch domovÛ do tajÛ etikety a pravidel chování v restauraci. Akce se uskuteãnila 13. února 2008 v rámci projektu Moje kariéra, jehoÏ cílem je „trénink dospûlosti“. Jedná se o jeden z projektÛ OPS pfii Nadaci Terezy Maxové. „Projekt navazuje na víkendová ‰kolení a na proÏitkové semináfie, kter˘ch se jiÏ dûti v rámci projektu Moje kariéra zúãastnily, a jeho smyslem je pfiipravit mladé lidi vycházející z dûtsk˘ch domovÛ na samostatn˘ Ïivot,“ fiíká fieditelka organizace paní Naìa Dittmannová. Celé odpolední soustfiedûní v restauraci Alcron se neslo v pfiíjemné atmosféfie a nabyté znalosti si dûti vzápûtí prakticky vyzkou‰ely na veãefii v hotelové restauraci La Rotonde. Etiketa stolování A jak to vidûl jeden z úãastníkÛ akce, Milo‰ Nguyen, pí‰ící pro ãasopis Zámeãek? Chvílemi se mládeÏi aÏ „zamotala hlava“ z toho velkého poãtu pfiíborÛ a sklenek, které se jí pfied zraky objevily na stole. Z poãátku nevûfiícnû jen kroutila hlavou, jak˘ pfiíbor pouÏít k tomu ãi onomu pokrmu, do jaké sklenky naléváme víno nebo vodu, a proã bychom mûli dámû pomáhat s usazením ke stolu. Po nûjakém ãase v‰ak bylo v‰echno jasné. Úãastníci se dozvûdûli, Ïe Ïádn˘ uãenec nespadl z nebe, Ïe se i normální ãlovûk mÛÏe splést, kdyÏ si na urãit˘ pokrm omylem vezme jin˘ pfiíbor. „Etiketa by se rozhodnû mûla dodrÏovat, ale jsou v˘jimky, kdy ji lze decentnû poru‰it, aniÏ by si toho nûkdo jin˘ nutnû musel v‰imnout,“ poznamenává pfiedná‰ející, pan Winter. „Byl to pro mû ohromn˘ záÏitek, jen mi vadí, Ïe se ãlovûk u toho nemÛÏe chovat pfiirozenû, ale jinak to bylo velice pfiínosné do Ïivota,“ komentovala to sv˘mi slovy Pavlína z dûtského domova Krupka. Pfiedná‰ka postupnû pfiecházela k vzájemné diskusi, kdy se mládeÏ ptala na nejrÛznûj‰í pravidla, kuriozity a kultivaci spoleãenského jednání a chování. Vrcholem a vyústûním celé pfiedná‰ky byla veãefie ve ‰piãkové restauraci. Mûla celkem ãtyfii chody, jmenovitû pfiedkrm (losos), polévku (kufiecí s játrov˘mi knedlíãky), hlavní jídlo (králík s bramborov˘mi knedlíky plnûn˘mi uzen˘m) a dezert (ãokoládové soufflé a malinová zmrzlina). U v‰ech dûtí bylo zjevnû viditelné nad‰ení a zájem ochutnat neznámá jídla. ZaÏili jsme nadstandardní péãi a starostlivost ãí‰níkÛ. Personál restaurace se pravidelnû v‰ech dotazoval, jestli je v‰echno v pofiádku. „Dnes jsme byli zahrnuti velk˘m mnoÏstvím dojmÛ a informací. Vûfiím, Ïe kaÏd˘ si z pfiedná‰ky vzal, co potfieboval, a obohatil tak svÛj rejstfiík slu‰ného chování,“ komentuje setkání Eva Flossmannová z OPS pfii Nadaci Terezy Maxové a koordinátorka projektu „Moje kariéra“. pro dûti z dûtsk˘ch domovÛ Dining Etiquette with Children from an Orphanage The Radisson SAS Alcron is involved in a program entitled Responsible Business, which the hotel’s mother company, the Rezidor Hotel Group, established back in 2001. Under this program the Hotel Alcron, along with all the other hotel chains, contributes not only to environmental protection and energy saving measures, but also to charity projects of selected local organizations. The hotel's staff includes a number of first-rate experts who are delighted to share valuable experience from their professions. Pavel Winter, the manager of the Alcron Restaurant and the hotel’s chief sommelier, initiated children from local orphanages in the secrets of etiquette and the rules of conduct in a restaurant. The event took place on February 13, 2008, as part of the My Career project, whose goal is to provide “adulthood training”. My Career is one of the projects sponsored by the PBO of the Tereza Maxová Foundation. “The project is connected to weekend training and an experience seminar the children had already attended as part of the My Career project, the main goal of which is to prepare young children leaving orphanages for an independent life,” explained the director of the organization, Naìa Dittmannová. The entire afternoon session at the Alcron Restaurant produced a pleasant atmosphere and the children were soon able to put their new skills to practical use during a dinner at the hotel’s La Rotonde Restaurant. And how did one participant, Milo‰ Nguyen, a contributor for the magazine “Zámeãek”, enjoy the event? At moments the heads of the young people were literally spinning from the great number of utensils and glasses that appeared on the table. From the beginning they all twisted their heads incredulously over which fork or spoon to use with this dish, which glass was used for wine or water, and why we should hold a chair for a lady as she sits down at the table. But in time everything became abundantly clear. The participants learned that good table matters were difficult for anyone to master and that even a normal person could become confused over which utensil to use for a specific dish. “Etiquette should be respected, but there are exceptions when it can be politely violated without anyone even needing to know,” remarked the lecturer, Mr. Winter. “It was a great experience for me, though it’s annoying that you can’t act naturally. Otherwise I learned a lot,” commented Pavlína from the orphanage Krupka. The lecture gradually turned into a discussion session and the young people could ask about various rules, curiosities, and the culture of social conduct and behavior. The culmination of the entire lecture was dinner in a first-class restaurant. The four-course meal included a salmon appetizer, chicken and liver dumpling soup, a main course of rabbit with potato dumplings stuffed with smoked meat, and a dessert of chocolate soufflé and raspberry ice cream. The children’s enthusiasm was apparent, as was their interest in tasting new foods. The attentive waiters provided first-rate service. Restaurant personnel regularly asked everyone whether everything was to their liking. “Today we were given a lot of impressions and information. I trust that everyone took away something useful from the lecture and learned a great deal about proper behavior,” said Eva Flossmannová from the PBO (Public Benefit Organization) of the Tereza Maxová Foundation and coordinator of the “My Career” project. 35
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