Schlosshotel Mostov Cheb

... some awesome wurst and sourkrawt. I had 6 wurst, about a pound of kraut and 2 pieces of bread and another liter and half of beer. It was a very traditional Bavarian dinner and I can’t tell you how good it was and how much more I want to eat this every day. So after dinner we sat and drank a little bit more and talked about my travel and family. This was really cool getting to know my extended family from Germany.

... pan and cook our first dinner this week, so not all bad.<br><br>in karlovy vary we buy the teeniest tiniest cup and try some water from every fountain. some taste like blood and we wonder if we have reached dracula country early. oh well, at least we will probably live a few extra years according to the, ah hem, medical advice.<br>

... the whole hotel is empty! We get room 16 on the 3rd floor. We go up to see it and when we open the door it smells of smoke, so we go back down to ask for a non-smoking room. We are now on the 1st floor in a non-smoking room. It is huge. All the furniture looks hand-crafted.<br><br>We notice the man has several large ...

Back in Canada in the Province of Saskatchewan there is Lake Manitou. The water in this lake has lots of minerals, similar to the Dead Sea properties. You float in it. We have been to the Manitou Spa several times and enjoyed the uniqueness of free floating. At the spa they advertise there are only three places of water in the world with the same properties, one being Manitou, the Dead Sea and the waters at Karlovy Vary, Czech ...

... sausages for lunch. Was half cut - half a litre of beer with jetlagg...interesting combination.<br><br>Flew from Prague on the dodgiest little plane, Jarrad was pulling sticky tape off the cabin and announcing outloud that we might not make it alive. Hmmmmm they also made the mistake of asking him to complete the customer survey...<br><br>Went out on the bikes yesterday to explore town. Amazing - bus loads of tourists arrive here daily. Photos don't do it justice.

We took a day trip to this beautiful crystal and spa town. It is noted for its water. People come from all over. It is suppose to help ailments of all kinds. There are several places in town that sell ceramic vases to use to drink from the fountains throughout the city. We strolled around for several ...

... goods everywhere along with cheap Vietnamese electronics etc. The fun was walking and looking but we did get a few treasures also. At the end we had a nice cold yummy Czech beer while the vendors packed up. The stuff they don't feel like packing uo is left behind and it's a free for all so you just rummage thru and take what you want-if you can beat the Gypsies to it! We actually got some of the best stuff this way! Teta Kvyeta took us to the Moser glass ...

... craftworks. We spent a day walking through the town center the highlight of which is drinking from the 11 natural hot springs (each said to have it's own medicinal properties, but all of which taste gross just at different temperatures.). The center piece to the hot springs is the Hlavni Vridlo(main spring) which is more like a gyser that shoots some 9 meters into the air. K.V. also is the home of the spa wafer or Oplatky ...

I know I know!! .....this has not been edited so read at your own risk Here we go again. Its been a long time between tales so I thought it necessary to let you in on what has been happening since my last entry. So here goes....I must warn you a coffee and some snacks might be necessary to have while your looking through thses pictures as I have added loads ...

... or two nights there.<br><br>It is not a big trip actually, if I am not mistaken it is about 2 hours from Prague, however the whole trips is interesting because you drive throuh huge thick forests and hills with beautiful colorful hills on either side of the road.<br><br>A place that mustn't be missed!<br>We left with the best impressions.