Today we had another completely free day in the city which started with a brief walking tour. Ashley took us walking after breakfast to the castle, but first we stopped to get a Czech delicacy that I cannot pronounce or spell but we ended up just calling it Turtleneck. It was bread wrapped around a stick, baked and then covered in cinnamon and almonds. It was delicious! We then walked up to the castle an watched the changing of the guard and admired the view over...

Today we had quite a sobering morning on our way to Prague in the Czech Republic, as we visited the famous concentration camp Auschwitz and its sister camp Auschwitz II Birkenau. Having read so many terrible stories about these concentration camps and the things that went on within their walls, it was weird to see it in plain sight. These days however the site doesn't look sinister or dangerous - its just a site you drive past with lush green grass. The walking t...