Monday, April 3rd, we decided an outing with the Elders for our preparation day was on schedule. We drove about an hour out of town to the Trakoscan Castle, near the Slovenia border. This castle which was built some time before 1300 AD, was used first as a lookout tower guarding the Croatian valley below from invading Turks. Through the years, it's ownership changed hands but it was owned for nearly 400 years by the Drasovic family. King Maximilian gave the estate to Juraj Draskovic (1525-1587) for services rendered, first personally, and then as a family heritage.
The castle is now owned by the Republic of Croatia and is operated as a museum.
One room which was of particular interest to all the boys, was the room filled with artillery, weapons and hunting tools of the era.
Happy to share the day with our Elders Roberts & Smith.
What, no picture of the weapon room?
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