because today is white saturday in the czech easter tradition, i woke up thinking that on this day i would like to find the color white. this thought left my mind by the afternoon, and then n. and i went hiking in divoká šárka, a large natural reserve in prague 6. we spotted a six-pointed building in the distance and decided to walk towards it. after crossing a field and climbing a steep and slippery hill, we walked to the star-shaped renaissance summer palace (built 1555-56) called hvězda ("star").
the palace is white and inside, the walls and ceiling are pure white, with ornamental carvings. and the place where the palace stands is called bílá hora ("white mountain"), where the battle of the same name took place in 1620, during the thirty years' war. and all around, tiny white flowers cover the forest floor like a carpet. then i remembered my morning idea and found it touching that the color white found me first and drew me to itself.
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