A correction on my last blog, "The Vltava River flows under the Charles Bridge." This bridge, now open to foot traffic only, was the first bridge built to span the Vltava River https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vltava... This bridge like most of the streets, sidewalks etc, in Prague are cobble stone, of all shapes and sizes...Some are big and very bumpy and others are small stones and smooth.
Up at 4am Friday morning to board the 7am bus for "Cesky Krumlov," a small city, 3 hours from Prague...The buses are air-conditioned and comfortable, scenery is mostly fields, some with large round bales, like we have in the US...Some forested areas, very small diameter trees.
Cesky Krumlov is built along side the Vltava River, with the Krumlov Castle, built in 1240, as its center...From the bus station, we traversed down a very steep hill, crossed the river, made our way up, around, through, over, in and out until we arrived at our hotel (Wellness Pension, Ametyst bed and breakfast), for the night...We dropped our backpacks, found a tiny cafe, and an "aperol spritz." Rusty opted for a beer!
Afternoon was a time for shopping for the "kids," while Oma took a 2 hour nap, before dinner...Next morning's breakfast was served in our room and then Cienna had booked a 1 1/2 hour spa, which we all enjoyed immensely...Ready for the day, we now loaded our backpacks on the transport chair, that Rusty pushed and I navigated the cobblestones with my treking poles...We got a reprieve from the heat, as a gentle rain moved through...We found a small riverside cafe, with an outside awning, where we sat and watched the many rafts floating down the river.
Storm over, we finished our trek, up the steep path to the bus station and the 3 hour return trip...Hugs to All...OWAV:)
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