European Adventure…..Cesky Krumlov to Prague…..last stop :(

We wake to sunshine! Breakfast in the dining room is the usual Continental spread with cold meats, cheese, breads, fruit yoghurt, oh and scrambled egg today! We are up early to see Cesky Krumlov before all the tourists descend. It’s quiet, just suppliers delivering goods to the little shops along the alleyways and the locals […]

Lower Austria to Cesky Krumlov

Apologies for late posting….no Wifi or any internet access in our little eccentric hotel in Cesky Krumlov! So, we wake to torrential rain in Emmersdorf an der Donau – certainly not bike ride weather! It’s lashing it down and bouncing off the windows, so we go for a leisurely breakfast. Out of all the hotels […]

European Adventure….Bratislava to Melk via Vienna

Well we woke in Bratislava to a dull and wet morning, but this didn’t stop us. After a delicious breakfast in the Conservatory overlooking the fountains in the square, we decide to make the most of our 12 noon checkout and spend the morning in Bratislava. Coffee, cake, a quick trip to the shopping centre, […]

European Adventure……Brno to Bratislava

So, it’s raining when we leave Brno – which incidentally looks very bland and uninviting from the outside, but hides an intriguing Old Town, offering an authentic Czech ambiance, within. As we negotiate between the trams and the potholes in the road, we begin our 90 minute journey to Bratislava – oh hang on, better […]

European Adventure…..First stop Brno

I flew from Paris to Prague with Air France – good airline? Yes, I’d say so. Despite paying less than an un-named UK budget airline, I received one free checked in bag AND free tea/coffee and pastry on my early morning flight, all served by a very charming French airline steward who went by the […]