Brno is the second largest city in Czech Republic. There wasn't a lot happening there on Easter Monday, I wandered up to the Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul, and had an icecream. I flew back to London from there as it was much cheaper than flying out of Prague. Internal transport in Czech Republic is very cheap and the bus was comfortable and even had a waiter, free newspapers and hot drinks.
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Wednesday, 11 April 2007
Tuesday, 10 April 2007
Prague
From Cesky Krumlov I took a bus to Prague. I had booked into the Czech Inn which was very modern, clean and funky.
After checking in I went down to Charles bridge which is lined with statues. There were people selling jewellery and paintings on the bridge and street performers. There were lots of souvenir shops selling wooden toys, crystal, amber and garnet jewellery on the streets on either side of the bridge.
The following day I went and saw the "Fred and Ginger" building or Dancing House a very untraditional building, I then wandered along the river, went to a modern art gallery and then explored the Old Town, its beautiful buildings and the Jewish quarter. I took a boat trip which was somewhat disappointing as it only went a very short distance up and down the river and then turned around several times. I then went up to Prague castle and then walked back down and across Charles Bridge.
After checking in I went down to Charles bridge which is lined with statues. There were people selling jewellery and paintings on the bridge and street performers. There were lots of souvenir shops selling wooden toys, crystal, amber and garnet jewellery on the streets on either side of the bridge.
The following day I went and saw the "Fred and Ginger" building or Dancing House a very untraditional building, I then wandered along the river, went to a modern art gallery and then explored the Old Town, its beautiful buildings and the Jewish quarter. I took a boat trip which was somewhat disappointing as it only went a very short distance up and down the river and then turned around several times. I then went up to Prague castle and then walked back down and across Charles Bridge.
Cesky Krumlov
From Innsbruck I went to Linz for the night, I was trying to get rid of the flu, so didn't go anywhere in Linz. The following day I caught a mini van across the border to Cesky Krumlov in the Czech Republic. Going across the border there was quite a clear change, as we crossed the border we went onto a single un marked road with stalls selling garden gnomes. Cesky Krumlov is a world heritage listed town with a castle in the middle of it. Living in the castle moat are two bears. Within the rooms of the castle are the skins of previous bears that have lived in the moat. There have been bears kept there since 1707. The whole town is very picturesque with terracotta roofs and a river flowing through it. In the evening I had a nice meal of whole trout at "Two Marys".
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