Daily Archives: October 18, 2013

Auschwitz memorial trip.

Arrival. Wandering. Expensive breakfast.

Sifted around, overnight train to Krakow the next day.

Today it rains and rains and rains, so we decide to hit up an art gallery. It’s in a modernist/brutalist/functionalist building called the Veletrzni Palace a bit out of the centre. There’s a decent range of French impressionism as well … Continue reading →

Finally found the bones at the Sedlec Orissary. Also St Barbara’s Cathedral on hill.

Today was our big touristy day in Prague, seeing all the obvious sites. We started with a run along the river – it was cold and we had to run down (and then up) some seriously steep streets, but good … Continue reading →

Today was a travel day from Ceske Budejovice back to Prague, where we planned to spend several days. The train ride should have been a simple 2 1/2 hour trip, but was disrupted as we had to change from train … Continue reading →

Trebon is a Czech town close to Ceske Budejovice, known mostly for containing the fish farms that supply carp to the entire Czech Republic. Carp being the main meal that Czechs traditionally eat at Christmas. It’s also part of the Ťreboňsko … Continue reading →

Cesky Krumlov is a UNESCO heritage town a short bus ride from Ceske Budejovice. It’s a postcard town, where every single building is beautifully preserved and the streets are full of tourists. The main attraction is the castle, we took … Continue reading →