City Apart Hotel Brno

I'm actually typing this between Prague and Brno, but I will change buses a Brno, and head towards Vienna from there...<br><br>I love internet on buses, but this one isn't that great, and cuts out pretty often...<br>I'll bein Vienna around 3:30pm this afternoon<br><br>word.<br>

... I have to admit I've not been inspired by Brno, it's the fourth place I've visited in the Czech Republic and it just doesn't compare with the superlative nature of Prague, the provincial 'niceness' of Olomoucs and the completely chilled and almost fairytale of existance of Cesky Krumluv. Brno is a nice town, it has great architecture, street art, fountains etc etc... It's just up against some tough competition.

... son into the abyss. Caught on a branch, he survived to tell the tale. Macocha, in fear of retribution, jumped into the abyss herself and was killed. Seriously, no-one could survive that drop. This is where the gorge gets its name.<br><br>We re-entered the tunnels and descended to the River Punkva. Flat boats picked us up and transported us through the labyrinth of underground tunnels. We ...

... to understand it. The gist of the story was:<br><br>The area is riddled with holes, which animals can fall down into the cave system. One day a woman walked out to work on her land, but forgot the stake to tie her goat to. So, she tied the goat to the sail of the windmill and walked back to get the stake. The wind blew and the windmill turned and the goat got hung. Not to dwell on tragedy, they ate the goat. <br><br>I didn't quite get the joke, but you could buy drawings of ...

... in one of the touristy areas, but it was very tasty and we didn't have to eat tea that night so I suppose it all worked out. Before we left Bratislava the next day we went for a bit of a sun bake and a swim in the lake. Yes that's right, a swim! The water was nice and clear and cool, and we enjoyed it very much. Today we were heading for Brno, Czech's second city and capital of the Moravia Region. To get here the quickest way was ...

... it's really just a couch), and my room is generally disgusting (thanks to said roomy). You'd think I'd hate it, but it's not so bad. I'm definitely ready for some of the things Oklahoma and the States have to offer. I have been keeping a mental list of kind of a U.S. vs. Europe, so I'm going to start keeping track on this post: Things U.S. wins - 1. Free public restrooms. Thank God we grew out of that tightwad mentality. 2. Change machines- Europe ...

... trying to lever myself up.. threw the leg onto the bed and pushed.. not graceful.. but hey it does the job.. it was way more comforatable than the seats.. however there was a dog sleeping in our compartment with us.. So we get into warsaw and head to the hostel where we sleep then get some dinner.. fish and chips and back to bed.. the hostel Nathans Villa is fabulous.. free coffee, tea and internet and laundry.. awesome..

... t worry, we called and complained to the dispatcher. Okay so when we finally woke up the next day, we went to the store and looked for a charger, in vain. Then we went to dinner and afterwards to Katka's friend's house to spend the evening there. Around the table on the sheltered porch sat about eight guys and girls, in their late twenties and early thirties. On the table sat the dishes and evidence of a cookout, along with beer, wine and other spirits. These people ...

... place. The caves were so spectacularly amazingly glorious! Not really, let's be serious. I mean, the dimensions in meters are great and all that but caves are so dark and damp and cold, it's like who can really get excited about that? I enjoyed myself. The abyss was a gorge-like place. I wouldn't come to Europe just to see it. My cell phone broke yesterday, I'm so distraught. It was my watch, my second camera and my calculator for money exchanges and temp. conversions. It ...

... in front, and then in the back you get a surprise - three to four natty dreadlocks hanging out looking nasty. Two guys on the bus this morning had them and sat right in front of me. I couldn't get away. It was horrible! Aaaanyways. After Karlovy Vary I went to Plzen/Pilsen, whose main highlight was wandering around the Pilsner brewery complex to smell the hops and barley and other beer brewing ingredients. I was put up in some concrete block of a building with everything made of ...