Blogs from Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic, Europe

Am letzten Samstag fuhren meine Mutter und ich vom Raum Nürnberg nach Karlsbad. Dort checkten wir ein und tranken erst einmal im Hotelcafé einen Kaffee. Danach starteten wir unseren Spaziergang durch die Stadt. Es gab mehrere Kolonaden und es wurden auch die bekannten Schnabeltassen verkauft. Ich erwarb auch Karlsbader Obladen. Das Wetter war sehr schön und es gab viele Spaziergänger. Die Stadt ist sehr sehenswert mit vielen historischen Gebäuden. In der Unterkunft wieder angekommen besuchten wir den Spa-Bereich mit Pool und Sauna. Abends aßen wir dann noch im Hotelrestaurant und saßen in der Bar.... read more

Sundays in Europe can be a tad depressing. Even though the Europeans are even less religiously devoted than Americans they do still believe in observing the Sabbath. Especially in Germany. Most stores and businesses are closed. Restaurants, hotels and souvenir shops remain open because all the rest of the Germans are out and about enjoying life.. They absolutely love gathering the family to take a ride, or preferably to take a walk in the countryside. Nothing much gets done on Sundays except relaxing. With this in mind I set up our itinerary to use Sunday for my longest drive of our vacation. Not that the distance from Nürnberg to Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic is especially far, but I planned to take a scenic drive through northern Bavaria to get there. Research recommended either going by way ... read more

Our 2 week road trip round the Czech Republic starts in the car rental hall at Prague airport. We prebooked a Skoda Superb (surely a contradiction in terms?) as being the car with the largest luggage capacity, an important consideration when there are four of us, with three suitcases between us. Things get off to a bad start when the guy on the desk tells us they had us down as arriving at 8am not 2pm. Clearly, they have rented our car to someone else. He gives us a set of keys. We track down a saloon car with a clearly inadequate capacity. Back to the desk. Eventually we get an Kia Sportage SUV which is far bigger than either Sara or Hannah were expecting or wanting to drive. David drives. Our first destination is ... read more

Geo: 50.2322, 12.8713 GÜN 42 GÜNLERDEN ÇARŞAMBA: Sabah uyanır uyanmaz bir aktivitedir gidiyor. Şahbaz'ı(Minibüsüm) parıldattım. Kendimi parıldattım.. Kahvaltı yaptım.. İnternet yaptım..saat 11:00 e doğru Ayşe'yi uyandırıp, Şahbaz'ın içini toparladık.. Adeta büyük bahar temizliği.. Bulunduğumuz yer şehre 5 km mesafede.Şehri dolu dolu gezmek için ,şehrin içinde bir yer kiralamanın daha rahat olacağına karar verdik .Booking com vasıtasıyla bir pansiyon kiraladık. Buradan ayrılırken, kibarlığımızdan borcumuz ne kadar diye sorma gafletinde bulundum. Aslında dün 20 ye anlaşmıştık. Otelin görevli çakalı 25 dedi…gözünün içine bakarak 20 liği parmaklarının arasına sıkıştırdım. "Şimdilik bu kadar yeter" dedim ..Bir seferde anladı.. Y... read more

Bozi Dar a small town almost straddling the old Czech /East German border is not known for its culinary specialities. Family friendly skiing, inexpensive lodging, cheap beer and a somewhat more Bohemian experience shall we say, are amongst its most endearing qualities. Our late arrival at the old Zeleny Dum or Green Hotel narrowed our choices to a gigantic pork hock with dumplings or for the vegetarians, fried cheese. This was clearly not going to be a low cholesterol holiday! Neither was it going to be a late night hot spot as we were thrown out of both dining rooms at 10pm in order for the staff to set the tables for breakfast. We sheepishly trooped across the lobby sadly devoid of skis and sat and giggled in our room making plans. Unseasonal warm and rainy ... read more