• Maree CrawfordCentral Europe, Denmark, MongoliaTraveler
    A favourite way of getting aroundThere's plenty of shops alsoThe Wooden Collonade. One of manyThe big geyser. 73 degrees hotThey have lots of these taps around the place , you can drink out of a flat souvenir cup.Explanation of the geysersFunicular up to the watch towerThe watch towerSteps or lift?Lunch was goulash soup in bread. Yummy. Drink was Becherovka and tonic, which was quite niceIt's a spa townBeethoven's place?Russian Orthodox cathedral of Peter and Paul.

    Karlovy Vary day trip

    July 10 in Czech Republic ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

    Another guided tour today. Only 13 people this time. There were Spaniards mostly, 2 Italians, 1 Israeli, 1 from Cyprus and me.
    Minibus ride today, 2 hours west of Prague.
    The countryside crops were wheat, sunflower, barley, canola, potato and hops.
     "Czech hops are the superior hops for beer. Better than Belgium hops!", said our guide Jan (man). Our driver was also Jan!!

    Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad) is a spa town in the west Bohemia region of the Czech Republic. Its numerous thermal springs have made it a popular resort since the 19th century. The riverside spa district is home to several colonnades with columned walkways. The modern Hot Spring Colonnade houses the Pramen Vřídlo geyser, which spouts up to 12 meters high.
    It is very, very pretty.    Read more