Grand 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>

... maybe 20 minutes by motorboat, winding in and out of flooded caverns and grottos. The cave system stretches for 38km under the hills, though we didn't travel nearly that far. Eventually we saw light at the end of the tunnel and arrived back almost where we had started, some hour or more previously.<br><br>There remained only a hairy cable car ascent back up the gorge to where we had left the car.

... windmill, complete with hanging goat, for 10 CzK. For some reason, I took a raincheck on that.<br><br>The museum itself is not all that exciting. The top floor did have some excellent posters and photos about potholing expeditions and some clear diagrams of how the cave systems underground interconnect. <br><br>I had a coffee at the cafe and the kids fussed Muura the kitten, then spent some time jumping from millstone to millstone, several of which lay in the windmill's garden.

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... drive through Austria and then into the Czech republic. We actually had our first border check, when going into Austria. We showed our passports and Dave said hello in slovakian, and the border guy replied something very gruffly. Turns out he was saying the that you are in Austraia now and that is not how you say hello! He then smiled and sent us on our way, all with out a stamp in our passport. We didn't arrive until 5pm and the ...

... change for everything, but you won't find a change machine ANYWHERE. 3. People- Okay, I'm talking manners/friendliness only, and perhaps some areas of the states are worse than others, but the midwest definitely beats europe. Things Europe wins- 1. Overall knowledge of the world. It's pretty depressing to meet someone from a foreign country who not only knows your language, but also more about what is going on in your home country than you do. I can't tell ...

January 29 After this long hot bus ride, I finally arrived in Brno. Having an evil cold and a head willing to explode... but especially a need to drink every second and therefore to pee as well. I managed a corner to do so. Then not long after I manage to meet with Zuzana (HC: liessa) who will be my host for the coming 2 days until I catch my flight to England from Brno Airport. Then it will be a complete another story. We took the ...

... out to be some of the nicest people I have ever met. They all stood up and shook my hand and smiled, and most of them knew my name before I got there. Buchta- the never ending joke. (In a good way.) Since we had just ate, our attempt to decline food worked, at first. My attempt to pass on the shots had much less success, unfortunately. And, ultimately, they brought us all plates of grilled meat, potato salad and home made pickles. The people all spoke English ...

... fell from my lap to the floor of the bus, that shouldn't be a fatal accident. Ugh. Oh well, at least I have insurance I guess. My back has been kind of hurting since I got to the Czech Republic but I'm trying not to worry about it and hope it will get better. I think it's getting better. I remembered today that like in fourth grade I had mild scoliosis. I hope it isn't back. Today I was definitely uplifted by your e mails and comments, so thank you all very much. I ...

... concrete or vinyl and in either orange, beige or brown colors. Quite drab and lonely in my single. Other than that, nothing exciting. But then yesterday I arrived at Cesky Krumlov, and that was absolutely amazing. It's a small town with a castle and the requisite stuck-in-time Old Town, really picturesque and nestled in the bend of a river. I stayed at this adorable hostel in a refurbished ancient building with cool people who thoroughly enjoyed playing Kings and other card ...