Hotel Konvice Cesky Krumlov

So the entire point of the trip to the Czech Republic was to visit the town of Cesky Krumlov (aka the Crooked Czech), which is in the south of the country, in what is traditionally Bohemia. The entire town of Cesky is a UNESCO World Heritage site and is wonderfully preserved in all its Gothic and Baroque glory! Cesky is not a large town, only about 15000 residents, but it has become incredibly popular in the last 20 years and sees about a ...

... from the old town. We walk to a bus stop and take it downtown. The problems continue. Sharon is exhausted and wants the nearest hostel, not one 100m further. We end up at Hostel Tyn with a private room. As luck would have it, our new home lands us in the middle of Old Town right behind the Church of Our Lady Before Tyn and the Old Town Square. A nice Thai dinner, bottle of wine, and some gorgeous views of the city makes the world seem much nicer.

Alex drops us off in the city for a few hours. A quick trip to a museum, walking the old town and popping into churches. We meet up for a final lunch before Alex takes us to the bus station. Alex and Richard spent the whole weekend taking us around. They were fantastic hosts and I very much appreciate their hospitality and the local perspective they offered.

It is off season and the shuttles I had researched between ...

... restuarant after as part of the tour.


Went to Na Louzi for lunch as I was told by Sarah at Krumlov House that the fried camembert and fruit dumplings were to die for. Camembert was delicious! got 2 whole blocks of it as well as lots of potato and salad so didn't need to order the fruit dumplings as well which were yumm with a blueberry filling.


Went to the castle which was OK, but smallish for a castle. Climbing the tower and ...

Day 1 – Monday October 5th – We were up on time and even had time at breakfast to view some photos on Facebook of Marek's 50th – looks like it was a great night and so sad that we missed out! We have even decided what we would have dressed up as if we could have gone!

We had to catch two trains to Cesky Bodejovice and change trains there to our train to Cesky Krumlov.

We had about an hour to kill before our Cesky Krumlov train so of course we found the ...

... br>Kendimi odullendirmek icin cimrilik yapmayip ziyafet cektim. Dondurmasi, kahvesi dahil. Ohh sefam olsun.

Yarin ilk tren 6:30! Yine bir suru aktarma, geldigim yollari geri gidip, Viyana uzerinden Bratislava. Yol 9 saat suruyor.

Bratislava icin eksi sozlukte yazdigina gore orada cirkin kiz gormek mumkun degimis. Bizzat kendim test edip size rapor edecegim.

Disarida yagmur var...

... into Prague it had barely stopped moving before I was off and heading down the platform to try and avoid another confrontation with my good friend the conductor. I was half expecting to hear his shouts coming from behind me as I made my way down the concourse of Prague train station. Thankfully everything was quiet on the western front, however the eastern front was a different matter altogether. Most international trains to/ from Poland are notorious for theft particularly on the Prague ...

... small patios before a long colonnade adorned with religious statues, set high above the river and the rest of the town, ended out in a huge formal hedge garden and a large outdoor theatre – with the stage an entire double storey southern French style villa. It was all immensely enriching to explore, and the views back down to the town were incredible.

In between all this, when the cold chilled our bones, there were quiet, relaxed and low ...

... for an hour will set me behind when I'm back in Cesky Krumlov. But by the end of the night I pretty much caught up. It took determination and a lot of trips to the restroom, but I made it. I had a buzz going the entire day, but I never reached drunkedness. Nonetheless, that was not the point, it was to enjoy and celebrate what Budweiser Budvar is. And it is the better of the two Budweisers.

... claimed the rooms next to hers were used as a brothel. Certainly a large number of men sat around the foyer for no particular reason when we left. The north of Bohemia, our last stop, attracts few tourists. It is seen as the industrial heart of the country, with towns one large jumble of pre-fabricated flats. It was also the Sudetenland - where Germans were forcibly evicted and returned to their native country ...