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Den před odjezdem
... 283;li jít na punc. Macik odmítá sundat plavky. Bere si troje, aby ji v kaplici na namesti nebyla zima. Movember skoncil. Zvazoval jsem volny prechod na decembeard a januhairy. Musel jsem oholit. Dobaleno mam ve 23:21. Tisknu posledniho pruvodce pro Angkor Wat. A rano hura do ...
Tours and tortures.
... Rosta started by showing us where the original non-pasturised, unfiltered beer is made, the way it was when the brewery started back in the 17th century on the same site. He told us that no computers are involved and a master brewer tastes it at every step to decide more hops, more mash etc. Then we went into the cellars where the beer is sitting in barrels. Rosta flicked the tap on and insisted on us tasting the beer straight from the ...
Czeching out Cesky Krumlov
... town during the day but we will be stopping for 2 nights.
First stop was a recommended cafe in Lonely Planet where we had a late lunch of filled baguettes. Then we walked down the cobbled streets to the other side of town to find our b&b. This was the only bad part of Cesky Krumlov - avoiding the bus loads of tour groups that walk 5 abreast and 5 deep down the lanes so there is no room to pass. Apparently everyone else outside the tour group is invisible ...
Towers, history and photography
... new toy!! The terracotta rooftops dominate the scene, in their patchwork of shapes according to all the small houses. The museum contained a mixture of history via family paintings, household items (even a commode), religious artefacts (including a saints jewel covered skeleton), military and armoury items and cinema of old film of the castle and CK. Lunch at a recommended local cafe of soup and garlic rubbed toast. ...
Czech This Out!
... br> The waiter was straight to us once the beers were finished to see if we wanted another (silly question really) and so the next round came.
A band arrived and set up next to us and proceeded to belt out some (I assume) traditional Czech tunes, certainly the locals were digging their unique brand of good vibe music and we were getting into the groove too.
Our mains arrived and we both agreed the food was without a doubt the best we've had on our trip ...