Pension Olympie
Travel Blogs from Ceske Budejovice
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Konečně jsme zacali balit. Macik ma plnou postel oblečeni. Mezitím si hraji psi a kočky, na moje upozorněni se jen zahradou hlouběji mezi trička. Macik chytá cestovní horečku a cely den pracuje u notebooku v plavkách. Večer ...
Tours and tortures.
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Next stop was the Torture Museum. We were worried it could be in the same vein of the tacky Ghost Museum we had the bad fortune of visiting in Prague but it was better than we were hoping for. It had the potential to be tacky with some of the displays of mannequins but it had just the right mix of informative displays, creepy atmosphere and examples of torture instruments. One of the first displays was a chastity belt which was not ...
Czeching out Cesky Krumlov
... a viewpoint which looks over Cesky Krumlov town - stunning. We headed for the castle but got distracted on the way by a sweet treat. We have no idea what it's called but it's a cross between a doughnut and bread in a strip, then it's wrapped around a pole while it quickly cools and holds its shape. Then the best bit - its rolled in sugar and cinnamon! Delicious!
Munched on this until we reached the castle. The first thing we saw was a sign saying 'do not feed ...
Towers, history and photography
... so good we decide to return there for dinner.!! Afternoon visit to Museum Fotoatelier Seidel, the museum of Joseph and his son which had a vast collection of historical photographs and equipment. Joseph built the art nouveau house specifically to have his studio and laboratory at about 1900. Only in recent years was the treasure trove of equipment, boxed and labeled glass slides and negatives chronicling the local ...
Cesky- stepping back in time
... We sat next to the raging fire where all the food was cooked ( most like an Aussie BBQ) with immense skill as all meat was so tender and not a charred piece to be found. The young waiter/chef did all the cooking for about 20 at separate tables downstairs and two groups of 25 upstairs- the hotplate was constantly full. No resting of meat, just straight to the plate and is was very tender. The place was about 30 metres from our door and down hill roll luckily as we were so ...