We went someplace new this past weekend, Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic. It is fun to revisit places we've already been and to discover "new" things, but a new place is a whole new adventure! Actually, construction of the Cesky Krumlov (CK) castle started in the 13th century, so not new at all-- just new to us!
This town has an interesting history that includes emperors, nazis, gypsies (Roma) and communists. It is tucked into two horseshoe bends in the Vltava River, which also runs through it's larger sister city, Prague.
We originally wanted to go to Prague over the weekend but it was a short weekend and we would like to spend more time in Prague. We did some homework, chose CK and were able to book a Bed & Breakfast without too much trouble.
Since CK is a small town the trains are not direct or fast. We took three trains and the last conductor told us (with no Emglish) to get off the train and get on a bus. On the bus we wound our way to CK in the dark and finally made it to the train station in CK. (Later found out that the tracks are under construction.) We walked through the sleepy town on cobbled streets around 10 pm. Even in the dark we could tell this was going to be a great weekend in a quaint town!
I'll let the photos tell the rest of the story....
This town has an interesting history that includes emperors, nazis, gypsies (Roma) and communists. It is tucked into two horseshoe bends in the Vltava River, which also runs through it's larger sister city, Prague.
We originally wanted to go to Prague over the weekend but it was a short weekend and we would like to spend more time in Prague. We did some homework, chose CK and were able to book a Bed & Breakfast without too much trouble.
Since CK is a small town the trains are not direct or fast. We took three trains and the last conductor told us (with no Emglish) to get off the train and get on a bus. On the bus we wound our way to CK in the dark and finally made it to the train station in CK. (Later found out that the tracks are under construction.) We walked through the sleepy town on cobbled streets around 10 pm. Even in the dark we could tell this was going to be a great weekend in a quaint town!
I'll let the photos tell the rest of the story....