My name is Marion Vermazen. I am a traveler, hiker, reader, Sun alumnus, computer geek, YouTuber, Spanish and French language student, knitter, weaver and genealogist.
Today it rained almost all day. We are spending two nights in Brno. Brno is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, after Prague. Brno is very similar in size to Reno
We went for a walk in the rain and enjoyed the views of the city from Brno castle.
Weather makes such a difference to what we do and how we enjoy a place. We woke up this morning to beautiful blue skies. The temperature was below freezing when we woke up so we waited until after we checked out at 11 to go exploring. But then we spent a wonderful three hours walking around the parks and lakes of Telč. We basically hiked park bench to park bench. And the temperature was in the low fifties which made for a perfect Spring day.
About 2 o’clock we had coffee and kolāčkys at a coffee shop near our hotel. Then we walked to the bus station.
In Brno we walked to our hotel. Where we were very happy to put our feet up and relax.
We had to check out of our accommodations this morning by 10:30 and our bus wasn’t until 1:00. Luckily we were able to leave out bags in the entry way and keep the key to the front door until it was time to leave.
For breakfast we ate at a cafe called Kolektiv. It was a very pleasant place to relax and eat.
After we checked out we explored a bit more. Český Krumlov is so picturesque.
At noon we walked to the bus station in the rain.
The bus ride to Telč was about 3 hours. For dinner in Telč we walked to a nearby restaurant.
The weather is cold and the hot comfort food with beer really hits the spot.
Before this trip I had never heard of Český Krumlov. The town is recommended by Rick Steves and judging by the number of tour groups we saw today it is clearly a very popular tourist destination. I love this town. It is well preserved, historic and not too touristy. Today we took it easy, walked around the castle and explored the town.
After breakfast we went to the castle.
Next we climbed to the top of the castle tower.
As we continued through the castle we went across the bridge from the castle to the gardens. You can see the bridge here.
It was especially fun to watch the kids on the carousel. it is hand operated with wonderful carved animals.
We went back to out pension for a rest. About 7:30 we went to dinner at a restaurant called Papas. The ambiance, service and food were all fantastic.
Our bus left Munich this morning at 8 am so we had to be up early. We had breakfast at 6:30 then walked to the bus station.
The bus ride was about 5 hours. We travelled through Germany and Austria before entering the Czech Republic. This is a new country for both Duke and I. Our first stop in the Czech Republic is Český Krumlov.
From the bus station we walked towards the place where we are staying, Pension Kristian. We knew that we couldn’t check in until 3 so we found a restaurant and had beer and pizza. We worked on the NYT Sunday crossword puzzle to kill time while we waited.
We were at the door of Pension Kristian at 5 til 3 waiting with another couple. But it wasn’t until 3:01 that they opened the door and let us in. We have a very nice room. We will be here two nights.
After a short rest we went out to check out the Easter market in the square nearby. All the food looked so good that we had a hard time deciding what to eat.
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