Blogs from Cesky Krumlov, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic, Europe - page 7

19-08-08 - Czeching out…. Sitting (or lying as the tent is too small for sitting up) at a campsite on the outskirts of Trencin, Slovakia. The guide book spoke warmly of this campsite and yes it is ok, but no more, a very noisy train comes past every now and then and the lake surrounding the campsite is full of dirt. However, the lady in the reception is really lovely, and gave us some introduction to the Slovak language. Since we last wrote we have been to Cesky Krumlov, and as expected it was great. We stayed in a great hostel where we had our own apartment with garden and river view (thanks A and T). Only one night in Cesky Krumlov - we’ve got to keep going, I think we could stay there a ... read more

Tuesday 1st July: Spent the morning meandering through the back streets of this ancient little town before taking a tour of the Cesky Krumlov Castle. The theme in each room of the castle has been maintained with the same decor and furniture that was in place during its actual occupancy however I doubt some of it was original given the castle has been restored in many areas during the 1800's. The views from the bell tower were very impressive which gave 360 degree views across the town as I walked around the outside perimeter at the top. I then booked a kayak for the remainder of the afternoon and was driven by car 5km upstream and spent 1.5 hours casually paddling downstream back into the town taking in amazing scenery on both sides of the river. ... read more

Dobriden everyone from Cesky Krumlov in the Czech Republic. With its cobble stone streets, little shops and of course a beautiful 13th century castle with frescoes and a river that runs all through town I am living a fairy tale existence. We arrived here in Cesky Krumlov yesterday afternoon after having taken 2 trams, 3 trains and a bus from Vienna. We took an Austrian train to Grum No to the bordertown, then an inner-city train ïnto the Czech Republic and then took a bus and then a cargo train. We arrived here after about 6 hours of travel to what is one of the most beautiful towns I have ever seen in Europe. We are staying a beautiful hotel right at the heart of the Old City. We can see the Castle from the dormer ... read more

It started raining in the evening and although it looked like the usual thunderstorm it didn’t stop, and it was still raining fairly steadily in the morning. We had done a wash in the evening so hung the line across the inside of the van from the bathroom door to a catch on the ceiling over the bed. The washing dries in the breeze as it flaps back and forward from the movement of the van. The camp is near the Vienna Woods so we took a detour through this lovely forested area - all deciduous trees - not sure what type but looked really nice even in the rain and mist. We worked our way through various bits of Vienna to get to the autobahn - through narrow and busy streets, narrow enough that I ... read more

Morning: Today we will be leaving to another place called Brloh further south of Czech Rep and this is another time I feel reluctant to leave cos we had such a great time here! The first time was in Berlin and then now in Plzen cos both times, our hosts were superb and we had a fantastic time, regardless of where we are or the sights we see, it´s really the host that matters to us. And i´m especially touched when they would shift their original schedules to spend more time w us. So this time round, Mig changed his afternoon classes around to accompany us before we leave. I woke up jus before he came back from his morning classes and we got ready to go out for a short while before coming back to ... read more