Day 167, 18 December 2012, London (again!) Easy day today - took ourselves on a self-guided Jack the Ripper walking tour of the neighbourhood immediately around our hotel. www.londonforfree.net We're staying in the East End, just near Liverpool Street Station and had a ball wandering around Spitalfields Market - even had Turkish for lunch (which certainly brought back memories). Took a stroll down Brick Lane - so many migrants and more so than the Indians and ...

Day 166, 17 December 2012, Planes, Trains and Automobiles - Travel Day! Final day in Cesky Krumlov - car to Prague Airport (3 hours) - plane to London Stanstead and train to Liverpool Street Station. Somewhat like a nationwide strike (except it's just the two of us), a massive sleep in is co-ordinated for tomorrow. Had a lovely morning walking around CK and discovering even more turning and twisting alleyways, shops tucked into cupboards and stunning views of ...

Day 165, 16 December 2012, Cesky Krumlov (Czech Republic). We enjoyed a well deserved sleep in this morning in our attic room at U Namesti Penzion. The building was constructed in 1530 by adding to a town wall that dated from the 13th century. Fairly sure this is the most ancient place we've actually stayed in so far. On the other hand, the furniture was constructed via an Ikea catalogue quite recently! The streets here fairly rumble with history and it is o...

Day 164, 15 December 2012, Prague to Cesky Krumlov (pron: "Chess-ski" and see www.krumlov.com). Our last morning in Prague we finally checked out at midday and proceeded to potter along to the Christmas Market in the Old Town Square for one final look. We decided to try the spiral potato chips. The way it works is this.... place potato on end of drill (Yes. Black & Decker. Ryobi - anything like that). Slot drill into special drill holding spot on table. ...

Day 163, 14 December 2012, Prague - Tour - Free afternoon. Say hello to Mr Happy (and his leetle friend). The reason the gentleman doesn't look happy, is his weapon is real - but they are given no ammunition. We spent the morning on a bus/walking tour and visited the Castle area and the Cathedral of St Vitus. We joined the scrum for photos of the guards at changeover time and were stunned by the 3 part wonder of the Cathedral (4 parts if you count the 11th ce...