A small town which, like Prague, is also located along the Vltava River and a beautiful (but overcrowded) place to relax against a beautiful old town backdrop.
All in attendance: Tom and Kristen
All aboard a cheap Student Agency bus towards the south of the Czech Republic into a cute town called Český Krumlov. What do people do here? Join the hoards of tourists in relaxing and eating of course!
A short downhill walk from the bus stop leads us into the town. A quick glance at a public map is all you really need to learn the outline of the small place. The first order of business once checking into our hostel - a much needed load of laundry.
For dinner that night, we went to an Italian restaurent by the river. We had a dinner guest with us that night too; very cute Austrian 3-year old girl figured it was more exciting to sit with Tom and I than her parents.
After dinner, we walked through the cobblestone roads of the old town and tried a lot of strong fruit flavoured spirits. Feeling boozy and snoozy from our previous night out, we slept early in our comfy hostel room.
The next morning we got more Trdelník and set out to explore the Castle which overlooks the town. Sad brown bears were in the moat. Cue: overzealous tourists throwing food down to the bears. We opted to not taking a tour and instead to just enjoy the views of the city from the castle. We picnicked in the seriously under-visited garden and spent the early afternoon relaxing in the dreamy shade. Cue: being stung by a random poisonous plant and ruining the tranquility.
That night, Tom and I made a home made chilli, hung out with people from our hostel (mostly Oz, as usual) and went to the saddest dance club ever (population: only us).
The next morning, we dined on mushy fruit and yogurt and went to a Museum with a lot of works by Gerald Scharfe - notably the artist behind Pink Floyd's The Wall and Disney's Hercules. He also does a lot of political caricatures. Cue: watching the entire Hercules movie in the museum and a relaxing day.
If you're going to relax and do nothing - make sure you have a beautiful setting to do it in.
Things to do next time in the Czech Republic:
We had such a great time in the Czech Republic - we can't wait to go back!
- Visit Karlovy Vary
- Visit Olomouc
- Visit Bohemian Paradise
- Visit Litomyšl
