Talking about mushrooms (I was, wasn’t I?), something that seems to pop up like mushrooms all around the landscape here is castles. They’re everywhere. I particularly liked this one, Kašperk, which at almost 900m, is the highest castle in Bohemia. See, we’ve not only been trampling through forests and crashing bicycles, we’ve also been touring around and taking in a bit of the history and culture of the area. In the village of Hartmanice, we came across a synagogue which…
We hit the road again and talk about the blind leading the blind! Her Ladyship, fiddling around with sunglasses, reading glasses and a road map, failed to spot a crucial road sign at a crucial point in the journey. His Lordship spotted the road sign but failed to spot how crucial it was. To cut a long story short, what should have been a short journey ended up being a long one. It’s bad enough to drive unnecessary miles, but…
We all got an early night last night in order for my owners to rest their elbow bending muscles (and me my wing-bending ones): today is Budweis day! (It’s taken me all week to learn how to pronounce the name Ceský Krumlov and now I’m supposed to tackle the beak-breaking Ceské Budějovice. So for simplicity’s sake, let’s just stick with the name we all know and love so well.) As Budweis is quite a large town, the dynamic duo popped…
The dynamic duo loved Lake Lipno so much they went there again today. This time they parked just outside Frymburk, a pretty little town which, like Horní Planá, is directly on the lake, and they hopped on the bikes there. The cycling paths are superb – wide and perfectly smooth. My little bird brain finally came to the conclusion that they are such good quality in order to accommodate the hordes of in-line skaters. Ice hockey and ice skating are…
After a foggy night and a rather damp morning, the weather finally started to brighten up considerably today. His Lordship gleefully announced that the campsite owner had promised ‘tropical temperatures’ from now on. Her Ladyship therefore grudgingly consented to set off with him on a drive/cycling trip to Lake Lipno. But not before packing enough rainwear, wool socks and fleece jackets to last a week’s hiking trip in the Scottish Highlands. I somehow suspect that she didn’t quite believe in…