Blogs from Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic, Europe - page 2

February 12-13 Berlin (NE Germany) February 19-20 Czech Republic February 26-27 Poland March 5-6 England March 12-13 Nürtingen (SW Germany) Czech sounds prettier than german CR beer tastes much better than german beer there's light snow on the ground, it looks fantastic the 'expensive' club in the city i was in had 2 euro admission and beers for $1.50 the buildings are not run down, they look great :-) Czech girls are very pretty Czech is harder to learn than german Czech sounds better than german Czech people understand Russian, Ukrainian, and Polish Czech candies are more complex and with better flavors German candies have better chocolate Czech republic is very humid A struggle in the czech republic is keeping mold off the inside walks of your house I was in two Czech houses, both of ... read more

By the above title I mean to say "the highest mountain in Moravia" and "the God of Moravia" (I don't really know who that is..) This weekend has turned out not to be too much of a language test, I just haven't been speaking much.. instead it turned out to be more of an endurance test filled with walks through landscapes whose off-the-track ground currently bears between 80cm and 3 metres of snowfall. The day temperatures are fine as long as you wear enough layers (maybe around -5 at the lowest), the paths are fine to walk on as long as you can work out where they are, and the air is squeaky clean. We arrived to Vrbno on thursday after a hectic journey featuring a domino chain of delays and running around stations to catch ... read more

We spent slightly over 24 hours in Ostrava, enough to say we’d “been” but little more. Actually we wouldn’t have spent any time there if it weren’t for the relevant stars coming into alignment at the right time. Concord Dawn, one of NZ’s DnB production legends, was to be playing in the city around the same time we were to be travelling past. It would’ve been rude not to stop really ;) Walking the wide, empty streets of Ostrava felt like a totally different world after our experience in Zywiec. The two destinations are almost exact polar opposites. While Zywiec has it’s name to lean on, Ostrava is famous for its sprawling industrial nature that exploited the huge reserves of coal beneath the city. Despite this, the town is doing all it can to promote the ... read more

Today it was our plan to visit one of the most important tourist attractions in the city. It’s called the Silesian-Ostrava Castle. This castle was built in the 13th century, but was reconstructed several times due to coal mining that was going on under it. I had such a fun time visiting this place, we learned about the history and development of the city, the Thirty Years War, we got to see a fresh water aquarium that was on the site, go through a witch themed exhibition, and we got to see a torture chamber. It was amazing. Abby and I were so amazed and caught up in the attraction that time flew by. Before we knew it, the sun was going down. One other thing that I can’t forget to mention was my bathroom situation. ... read more

Staring out the window, I spotted England from afar. The scene was amazing. Houses and buildings went as far as the eye could see. The sun was shining bright, but in a way you could tell it was cold outside. All of it was new to me and Abby, never have we’ve been to a different country. I was, and still am, in awe. Once we landed, Abby and I had to get off of the plane and go to the Czech Airline terminal. It was a little far from where we were, but the distance didn’t matter. Our concentration was on where we were and on all the new things that surrounded us. I felt a little scared because everything was so foreign and different, I’m so glad to have Abby with me because if ... read more