Hluboká nad Vltavou is a small town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It is mostly known for its amazing glass works and its Windsor style Castle. I would like to say we came because the castle was of strategic military, historic or cultural significance, however, we came because he castle was used in Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson's Shanghai Knights. Although the fact that it was the original royal castle of Premysl Otakar II from the second half of the 13th century is pretty cool too if your a local. Sure the history books say he led a cowardly retreat from the Battle of the Marchfeld, after having been defeated by Holy Roman Emperor Rudolph I... the locals are, however, a bit sensitive about that and describe his retreat as more of a strategic withdrawal..... they seem to know and care about their history back a few centuries more than we we tend to... But hey did I mention Jackie Chan was there
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