Cesky Krumlov

We arrived in Cesky Krumlov last night after a delayed train ride from Prague - for some reason, we stopped in the middle of nowhere for about 45 minutes!

When we woke up this morning, it was raining cats and dogs. Regardless, we ventured out into the cold wet village. Our first stop was the castle. We took a tour and saw old rooms just the way that they were in the dark ages. They said that in the winter, even with the fire fully blazing, the castle never got over 60 degrees. Brrrr!

For lunch, we happened upon a vegetarian restaurant and tried out some traditional Czech dishes made veggie style. The food was weird, but Jim liked his fried cheese.

After lunch, we explored the wax works museum and then later, the museum of torture instruments. It finally stopped raining, though was still grey and dismal but we walked around and explored the village some while the weather cooperated. And then we had some yummy desserts at a great little restaurant near our pension.

Tonight we will be attending a baroque concert up at the castle. Everything here is dirt cheap so we don't feel one bit guilty about going to so many attractions and eating fancy foods.

Tomorrow morning we make the LONG journey to Berlin.