Czech Republic Experience

Budvar, Baroque and The Black Tower

Advantages: Stunning architecture, friendly locals
Disadvantages: What disadvantages?

Ceské Budejovice is a small but perfectly formed town situated on the River Malse in Bohemia, historically part of the Czech lands and so nowadays part of the Czech Republic. For tourists, the easiest way to get there is to take a day trip by coach from Prague (there are plenty of these available), although it's also possible to reach by train or by hire car. Language was a slight problem, as I can't speak any Czech and the majority of locals can't ...
...the German and Austrian borders most people speak some German, so I was able to get by on my mediocre Deutsch for the day. Ceské Budejovice is centred around the main square (Otakar II Square), and here it's immediately obvious that the town's past history as part of the Holy roman and Habsburg empires has had a strong influence. The square is lined with buildings in the Baroque and Renaissance styles, most of which are decorated externally with ...

redhillier 06.04.2005 · Read full review
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Czech Holiday of an Englishman

Advantages: Fantastic Scenary & lots of history
Disadvantages: Limited Communications

...the Southwest Regions, with my Czech girlfirend. Sightseeing is great. We saw a whole variety of sights which I will go through, believe me, if you have not been, I would recommend it to anyone. The "Katakomby" was brilliant, well presented, however, I feel there could have been a little more information in relation to how the "mummies" were discovered. As for the presentation, again, I was impressed. They are situated in a crypt and all are in a ...
...it is not to a Czech person on minimum wage, yet they have so much to offer us that money can not buy.... More examples:- In England, certainly in Southern England, you will struggle to find a river or lake to swim in, however, in Czech, we swam @ 3 seperate locations, the first was a "pond" in a village next to Bolesiny, this was the size of maybe half a football pitch, as it was warm and had been for a little while (approx few weeks), the water ...

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Brno:An alternative Czech city.

Advantages: Compact city with good shopping centre.Much less commercial than Prague,it has fewer cultural or historical sights of interest.Several hotels situated on Lake Brno offer good value for money and are only a short train journey into the city centre.
Disadvantages: Some distance from other Czech tourist areas.Brno doesnt have the cultural attraction of Prague.

We visited Brno during the sumer of 2003. We stayed in a hotel overloking Lake Brno during a period of glorious weather. For less that £100 per night we had a suite of 2 double rooms, living room two bathrooms and dressing area and two balconies. Brno lake is a short distance from the city centre and is linked by suburban trainline.The lakeside has several restaurants and bars, mini-golf boat-trips. Brno centre is mainly pedestrianised and is ...
...As Brno is very much less commercialised than Prague eating out is very much cheaper.Brno has a good range of eating places. We ate most nights at Brno Lake on a balcony overlooking the lake. Woth a visit to experience an ordinary as opposed to tourist, focused czech city. ...

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Up the Krivoklat without a paddle

Advantages: Interesting, Educational, Beautiful, Affordable
Disadvantages: It's up a hill but apart from that none

...started to descend. Krivoklat was in deep sleep. The darkness of the night wasn’t disturbed by the moonlight and that just helped my plan. Nothing, not even the guards were stirring. Maybe the trust of those impregnable walls and height in which I was kept reassured them. Freedom was calling. The hope of getting away from and far beyond the borders of this country was rising just at the bottom of this tower. And the sweet voice of England, my motherland, ...
...the ages is now called Krivoklat (Originally named the Little Castle). It was erected at the beginning of the 12th century and its purpose was not only for protection and recreation, it also served as a prison. When visiting the castle you can ponder upon several dozens of torture devices still preserved in the castled dungeons. The idea of getting into a prison nowadays has never appealed to me but in them days….believe me….you were screwed!!! Throughout ...

muiguifa 04.02.2005 · Read full review
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Brno from A to Z

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...ARCHITECTURE Lots of Brno is comprised of some magnificent ancient buildings and sculptures. As with many European cities, the amount of work that must have gone into making it how it is is amazing. B IS FOR BRÜNN This is the German name for the city, and vital if you are travelling from a German speaking city. Although you can get away with saying „Bratislava“ and not „Presburg“, when I asked for a ticket to Brno, I almost ...
...IS FOR HISTRORICAL MYTHS Brno is full to the brim with these. I would recommend the book from the Tourist office (about 1.50 GBP) called “A Walking Tour Of Brno”. Available in numerous languages it details all the things worth seeing and tells you all the little stories and tales that have emerged over the years. Some are even funny. I IS FOR ICE CREAM Supposedly the best in Moravia, so naturally I had to sample it. Managed to have 3 ...

zoe_page 13.08.2001 · Read full review
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