Friday 4 July 2014 Prague – Cesky Krumlov Mostly Sunny 28C Today was our first experience of buses In the Czech Republic, I had booked seats on the 9am trip to Cesky Krumlov, the price was around AUS $7 for the journey. We had allocated seats and once on board, the attendant brought around headsets for the audio/video system (just like on an aeroplane) and offered us complimentary tea/coffee/chocolate. There was a range of English movies on the 3 h...

Thursday 3 July 2014 Prague Mostly Sunny 25C We have just enjoyed a wonderful day, we caught the 8am train to Kutna Hora and went to see the Church of Bones. It was amazing inside with 4 very large piles of bones in the corners of the Ossuary, the most amazing piece was the chandelier hangng from the centre of the church roof. The story goes …. "In the mid 14th century, during the Black Death, and after the Hussite Wars in the early 15th century, man...

Wednesday 2 July 2014 Prague Mostly Sunny 23C I was up early this morning as I was determined to see the Charles Bridge and some of the monuments and buildings without the crowds. By 8am I set off and the Old Town Square was nearly empty, just a few ladies attending to the flowers and a couple of people heading off to work or setting up the tables for the coffee shops and cafes. I reached the Charles Bridge and it was similar with just a few strolling acr...

Tuesday 1 July 2014 Prague Cloudy 21C This morning we took a guided tour of Prague, the tour name was "Grand Tour" and it started with a bus ride departing from the Old Town Square and passing by many points of interest including the main railway station we had arrived at yesterday, the National Museum, Wenceslas Square, and the dancing house (a modern glass building named after Fred Astair and Ginger Rogers). We then saw the National Theatre (currently ...

Monday 30 June 2014 Vienna - Prague Rain, Cool 18C We were up early to get to the train station by 9am, it was raining so out came the Ponchos for our quick dash to the station some 800m away from our apartment. We took the metro to the main train station and then boarded the train to Prague. They announced it was 15 minutes late due to technical issues, that’s because the previous train had not left the station and it was running late due caused by anot...