Another double-story post this time and across three countries! This part of our adventure saw us crisscrossing borders over a fortnight. After leaving southern Germany, we drove back into France for a few days in Strasbourg, a city on everyone’s must see list when in Eastern France. Colmar, a delightful town, is an easy day trip from there. We then […]
Month: October 2022
Nuremberg and the Bavarian Alps
This post is a double treat! We have covered so much distance in the last month, and seen so many places, that we are a little behind with the stories. Actually, about two whole countries behind. So this post has two new stories, as well as the updated travel map. The stories are about two parts of our journey through […]
A Long Weekend in Prague with Natalie and Dom
We finished our time in the marvellous Czech Republic with a long weekend in Prague and surrounds. Natalie and Dom had a bank holiday in the UK, so they were able to join us again. We had been in Prague in 2016, and did most of the tourist things then. This time we got to a couple of the places […]
A few days in Český Krumlov
We move to the south-west of the Czech Republic, based for a few days in Český Krumlov, an incredible medieval town with an enormous castle. All the travel brochures and websites say Český Krumlov is one of the must-see destinations in the country, and we can attest to that. On our first walk through the town, there were simply jaw-dropping […]
Palaces and Beautiful Cities
The next part of our adventure takes us into the Czech Republic, and into the land of palaces, lovely quiet cities and great local wines. The capital of the Moravian region, Brno, was our first stop. Brno quickly put itself up near the top of our favourites so far, along with Kraków and Antwerp. Make sure you visit when you […]