Blogs from Cesky Krumlov, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic, Europe - page 8

So now we’re in Munich, having been to Cesky Krumlov (Czech Republic), Passau (Germany) and Salzburg (Austria). Cesky Krumlov is a world heritage listed medieval town, nestled in a bend of the Vltava River (the same one that goes through Prague). It’s an oasis of quaint buildings, narrow cobbled streets and mostly pedestrians only, and is a huge tourist attraction. In summer it would be very crowded - at this time of the year there aren’t a lot of people around so for us it was a charming place to wander, drink coffee/beer overlooking the river and explore the castle, which is notable for its bears in the moat (yuk!!), and for the fact that many of the walls are actually flat but painted to look as if they are 3D. Dave and Phyllis went for ... read more

Hello All! I am so pleased and honored to hear that a lot of people are reading my blog! No pressure... right? ;-) Well, I have just returned from a small weekend excursion to Eastern Bohemia, which is the other major region or area in the Czech Republic. (The city in which I study, Brno, is in Moravia). I had a really interesting time and have lots of great photos to share with you! On Friday, April 11th, the group left the dormitory at 7:30 for a town called Litomyšl, which is known for being the birthplace of composer Bedřich Smetana. It is a lovely, unpretentious little town that also has a beautiful Renaissance Chateau. The group went on a tour of the Chateau and afterwards we were able to walk around the town for lunch ... read more

Dobry den Well we’re writing this on our last night in the Czech Republic, in fact our last night in Eastern Europe (I think our first “real time” blog so far - woohoo!). We decided to return to our favourite places from summer - Krakow, Poland and Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic. We are so glad that we decided to return as we’ve had an absolute ball revisiting these fantastic and beautiful parts of the world. It has also been a wonderful experience being able to visit them in two very different seasons and also to see how this area of Europe is changing before our very eyes. We’re a little bit removed from it all in Australia being so far away from Europe but the European Union is (obviously) big around here. Most Eastern European countries ... read more

Over 6 months of travelling throughout Asia, the UK and Europe, one place stands above and beyond most places visited. This place is the small town of Cesky Krumlov, nestled in the horse-shoe bend of the Vlatava river in the Czech Republic. On the walk from the bus station after catching a bus from Prague, the glimpses of the little town are absolutely breathtakingly picturesque. Churches, boarding houses, cafes and restaurants have all been squeezed into the almost island, and are bordered by cobble stone streets, tiny parks, and interesting shops. My brother and I planned on spending 2 days here originally but ended up being stuck for 4, due to the fact that we could not tear ourselves away. Good food at lovely bars sitting right above the river, keep you sitting at these restaurants ... read more

Still living on the cheap we didn’t partake of the 9.50 Euro breakfast buffet. I was in a hurry to check on our van parked out on the street. The night before, the hotel clerk advised us to pay to park in the hotel lot, but seeing that others had parked on the street I figured “what the heck”. Once again we were lucky - no tickets, no tire boot and no dents or scratches. Once we had crammed our now bulging suitcases in back, rearranged our loose junk laying on our seats and powering-up Nuvi, we pulled-out into late rush hour traffic. We had gotten used to eating heart breakfasts so we were on the lookout for a place to eat. As we cruised down Lasallestrasse we kept an eye out for bakeries or breakfast ... read more