Best Western Premier Hotel International Brno

... by the soviet government and converted into a public office, during that time the greenhouse, orangery and apiary were all destroyed, though the foundations of the greenhouse still remain.


The museum has a great interactive section (for those not au fait with the basic laws of Mendelliant genetics) and in a rather kitsch way, all the cushioned seats are X- or Y- shaped.

Other than the Mendel ...

... of treasures, some lit by fairy lights, some filled with mirror still lakes.

Eventually the cavern opened out into a large chasm-like mouth. We were at the bottom of the Macocha Abyss. A stream flowed through the rare habitat of the ravine floor. We stared upwards at the impossibly high sides, towering above us.

Czech legend tells of Macocha, the evil step-mother, who threw her ...

... built in the Dutch style with a rotating top so the sails can always face the wind.

The old guy serving was friendly and gave me a photostat of information about the windmill, which I was encouraged to read out loud to the children. This I duly did and they sat through it uncomplainingly. On the back was a story marked "Humour" which I can only assume is a true story or some local legend. It had clearly been translated by someone not all that good at English, and I ...

We booked the tour of Punkevni Jeskyne, the huge set of caves leading from the Macocha Abyss. The tickets sell out by lunchtime, so we booked for the next day. We peered over the edge into the abyss. Below us, misty tendrils of what looked like clouds drifted between the sides of the ravine. I gripped the railing unnecessarily tightly. Looking down on the tops of trees is disconcerting when you are standing on solid ground above them. Tomorrow we ...

10/6-12/6 Bratislava is very small in comparison to its neighboring capitals Vienna and Budapest. It really isn't all that exciting and I wouldn't bother coming here. In spite of that we did have a nice wander and the weather was a perfect 30 degrees. We walked up to the castle which looks over the city, and found that it didn't look so good up close and the whole thing was being renovated. We decided to splurge a bit and have ...

... The people here are okay. Actually, central europeans kind of suck in general. They are very smug and don't really show much kindness. The men generally are uber macho. That being said, it's easy to fit in. Just don't look anyone in the eye or say anything, and they will pretty much think you're from here! Haha. I'm going to attempt to post a video of my roommate, so you can see how exciting life in my dorm is. The bed is uncomfortable and makes my back ...

... for the train which doesn't come until 1.34am... and we get in at 7.30am.. anyways.. Sheree was laughing hysterically about this.. so we booked the top couchette.. and there are three.. so it is like a triple bunkbed.. now some smart **** hooked there luggage around the ladder so it couldn't be moved.. well it took me two tries to get up.. as our luggage was in the way as well... the second time I was dangling over one ...

... foul-mouthed Czech guy about an inch from my face. Or when Ross had to regulate some gentlemen's unbecoming comments directed towards Katka. But all in all, there were no problems and a general sense of warm regard for one another in the air. We watched the sun come up as we waited for the trams and buses began their daily service, but to our dismay, the first bus shut the door on us when we tried to enter the bus. We still don't know why but it was very unusual ...

Only the churches are open, and even they have erratic Mass times. And this internet cafe is open as well, I suppose. Ahh, well today I slept in til almost 11:30; I didn't get home til 3:30 this morning. We went to this crazy discotek place the past two nights, it has like a jungle theme and it's a good atmosphere. I don't think they have a fire marshal, or at least not one who writes maximum capacity codes. Insane. We went to the caves in Moravia yesterday and to some ...

By the way, I forgot to mention that while in Karlovy Vary I stayed at a hostel called... wait for it... the Titty Twister. At first I thought it was a bit vulgar, but then I asked the owner and figured it out. The first person who can tell me what movie the name is in will get a present from the Czech Republic. But no cheating and looking on the internet! Second order of business: I found a hairstyle worse than a mullet. I have dubbed it the dread-tail. It's when the hair is ...