Lukov Castle, Czech Republic

Yesterday some friends took me to Lukov Castle in the Czech Republic.  Not so long ago it lay in ruins.  History lovers restored it enough that now it's just half ruined.  Very cool.  Perhaps my favorite type of castle.

There are a few small exhibitions, and otherwise you can just wander around the grounds and take in the views:

Here I am at the top:

And my friends at some fun nearby rocks that you can climb around on:

The leaves were changing colors (not as beautiful in the pictures as in real life, of course):

And we found four edible mushrooms (not an impressive haul by Czech standards, but still cool):