Europe - 2015

There were no connections from Vienna to Cesky Krumlov through normal train and bus services that weren't long and round about. So after some heavy consideration of internet possibilities we decided on a a shuttle service. The service was a fairly reasonable price and also did a pick up and delivery at your actual address which meant no expensive taxi to get to a station of some sort. The shuttle bus (about an 8 seater at a push) arrived on time. We were picked up first, but the driver asked if we could sit up front. It was a bit of a squeeze, but not too bad. It turned out that we were picking up a gaggle of Japanese girls who did a pretty good job of filling up the back. It seemed like it was going to be a bit of a dull journey, but the driver was a fairly young guy with reasonable English and in the mood for a chat. Quite and interesting chat.,

Our room in Cesky Krumlov attracted us partly because it was on the ground floor, which seemed quite a good idea as many of these old buildings have no lift. It was indeed on the ground floor, but what they didn't mention was that the reception and main door weren't on the ground floor they were on the street level. The more you travel the more you find that fools you.

Cesky Krumlov is another old walled city dominated by a fortress - this time with Unesco Heritage listing. Our taxi driver had been complaining about the fact that Cesky Krumlov got all the publicity and tourists when there were other cities (like the one he was from that were just as beautiful, but no tourists to speak of. Our guide for a night time guided walk on the first night was adamant that it was the heritage listing that made the difference.Read more