Hotel Payer Teplice

Today I got up around 8am to go visit Terezin, about an hour north by bus from Prague. Casey and I barely missed the 9.30am because we got a bit lost finding the place to by tickets, but were able to catch the 10am bus, arriving in Terezin by around 10.45am or so.

Terezin was a prison camp for a long time, which was then converted to a concentration camp by the Germans during world war ii (http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/js ource ...

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Bad Schandau is not an evil town or anything like that. The name Bad is actually pronounced "Baahhd" and was a word to denote a Spa town. The warm springs and beautiful mountains in the area have made it a travel destination for centuries. We were here for less than 12 hours. We took a bus ride up to the top of the sandstone mountains – the countryside was beautiful and the little villages were picturesque ...

... we have the all inclusive drink package – which, those of you that know me, know that I’ll put it to good use!

We spent one night in Litomerice and experienced the nightlife of a small European town – very fun, but not something I want to do everyday! We toured the town the next day. It is really beautiful and not very tourist oriented. I loved this! Abby and I ...

Rob here

It's the morning after our second big day yesterday. Riding all day in rain suits and wet feet was offset by some splendid countryside and an excellent visit to the legendary Colditz Castle as related by Lachlan.

It was interesting to see his response to the place as, unlike me, he hadn't grown up on a diet of WW2 escape stories. I haven't read the books for probably 20 years, but remembered a lot when I saw the locations. Pat Reid's descriptions must be good ...

... from for 13km in each direction! The rain followed us all the way across the border, but seemed to lose interest once we got into the Czech Republic. After that it was a remarkably pleasant ride along the motorway towards Prague (although you could hardly call a road so pretty motorway - alongside the river with such beautiful scenery!) So here we are in Vedomice, ready to head off to Olomouc tomorrow via the church of bones. Intriguing!

5 countries down, 10 to go!

In Prague I rented a car and got to Duchcov in 90 minutes only. It was easy to find, most of the trip is on highway. On the way one must cross Ceske stredohori mountains, which are really lovely. Not very high but beautiful bizzar forms. At Duchcov I stayed in a hotel very close to the main square where the Castel is located. The best about the hotel is that it is right next to Saint ...

After being stuck on a tour bus all night long, and getting a little bit of sleep, we stopped for breakfast in the Czech Republic in a town called Templice. We had a typical Czech breakfast of bread, cheese, and meat. We didn't get to actually walk around ...

... donde ahora estoy. Escogi las segundas porque acá es donde se queda todo el mundo que estudia conmigo (hasta hoy hubo una vacante) y chévere conocer gente. Y prometí no escribir hasta que no consiguiera!! Acá estoy ya!!! Es un edificio de epoca comunista, otra vez barrio comunista, pero todo limpiecito, y ya lo volví acogedor. Cuarto privado, roomate al lado con quien comparto baño y nevera... ¿y quién es? El mismo coreano. Buen tipo, solo que habla ...

... tour group. The standard of living is lower in Czech Republic, material of living is cheaper, I paid for a whole meal for only 5 dollars with dessert and main dish. I spoke with some locals and they told me that people in Czech on average makes 400 US dollars. We are so spoiled in US with out high standard of living. I am planning on doing a big tour tomorrow so I can get some guided explanation of the city. Later.......