Our driver from Daytrip (a company you need to use if you are traveling in Europe) picked us up right as we departed our ship, and shuttled us northeast towards Prague. Enroute, we had arranged to visit the small town of Cesky Krumlov, a jewel of a city in the Czech Republic. We are coming back here later during our trip, but Casey and Terri only had this one shot to see it, so we booked a two hour stop here. This is the initial view of the city from the parking lot.
After walking through the above edifice we were greeted with a view of the Vltava River. Interesting to note that this is the same river that runs through our next destination, Prague, but it gets a lot larger by the time it reaches the BIG city.
Little tributaries of the Vltava run right through the city.
Some of these tributaries power historical mills.
There are beautiful buildings at every turn! While this is a small town, there is an endless supply of gorgeous views.
This is Svornosti Square, which is pretty much the center of the city. The entire square was ringed with restaurants and bars. I like this city!
As you exit the square to the north you get a view of the Cesky Krumlov Castle Tower.
From the edge of the ever-winding Ztlava River you get excellent views of the tower!
This is an extension of the castle, just to the left of the castle tower. As you can see on the lower left, there are numerous restaurants with great views!
As we approached the entrance to the castle, our guide pointed us towards the inside of the moat, which has slightly better security than simple water.
Here is some video of them going at it. Reminds me of our son fighting with Corky, our Aussie-Doodle! It’s all in fun after all!
There are terrific views of Cesky Krumlov from the castle…
…in every direction!
I actually had to jump in front of some tourists from a far east country, known for a historic 2019 sexual romp between a Pangolin and a Panda to create the Fauci virus, just to get a group photo. They would have been there another half hour otherwise! Why do they need 200 photos at each spot?? It’s not like Fauci is going to show up for a selfie! Take one or two and move on!
One last stunning view from the castle. You literally can’t take a bad photo here!
We visited the castle gardens, and while they had some nice flowers, we have been completely spoiled by the tulips in Holland last year. Yes, we have become “flower snobs”. Once you’ve been to Keukenhof, you will forever be a flower snob. Trust us on this!
Here is a better set of flowers, photo courtesy of Kim. Still no Keukenhof!
Our guide found us a nice spot for some lunch…
…and some Czech beer!
One last shot of the castle tower from a different angle. There were very intricate paintings on the side that we will have to get a closer look at when we come back here in about 9 days.
I know, short post for a change. That will change with Prague, which is coming up! Thanks for reading!
Great photos as always. I could tell I’d love being there.
Next time!