Off to Cesky Krumlov - henceforth CK
We got to the bus station at 9:50am for a 10:00am departure.
We could see the bright yellow, modern "Student Agency" bus down at the far end of the bus parking area, and as ten o'clock approached, I wondered if we were supposed to go down to it. I went and asked.
The woman I spoke to said that they did not leave until 11. I got out myticket to check and showed it to her - it was all in Czech so I may have got it wrong. "You are going with a different company." She said. "This is not your bus. . . that is your bus." and she actually laughed.
It seemed to be on the verge of breaking down. The driver had poor personal hygiene. The seat numbers were scrawled on the wall in a wobbly hand with a felt pen.
But he was a good driver and we arrived on time without any trouble.
The hotel was easy to find, although I had the impression that the receptionist thought of us as an inconvenience - they were apparently very busy in the restaurant.
We dumped the bags and went walking, stopping at the Tourist infocentrum to book the bus to Munich. It seems Wikitravel does not have it right. There are no buses from CK to Munich. We went to Linz and got the train from there.
The town is dominated by the castle on one side of the river, and the church on the other.
Apart from those two "sights" there is not much to do. It is a very small town, but like Prague just about every where you look would make a fine photograph.
The weather was highly variable, but the overall tone was cold and damp. It was just right for the scenery -although it did rather diminish the charm of the castle gardens when it became rain.
We just walked and walked. There are lots of souvenier shops, even more restaurants and many hotels, but it is still lovely.
We got to the bus station at 9:50am for a 10:00am departure.
We could see the bright yellow, modern "Student Agency" bus down at the far end of the bus parking area, and as ten o'clock approached, I wondered if we were supposed to go down to it. I went and asked.
The woman I spoke to said that they did not leave until 11. I got out myticket to check and showed it to her - it was all in Czech so I may have got it wrong. "You are going with a different company." She said. "This is not your bus. . . that is your bus." and she actually laughed.
It seemed to be on the verge of breaking down. The driver had poor personal hygiene. The seat numbers were scrawled on the wall in a wobbly hand with a felt pen.
But he was a good driver and we arrived on time without any trouble.
The hotel was easy to find, although I had the impression that the receptionist thought of us as an inconvenience - they were apparently very busy in the restaurant.
We dumped the bags and went walking, stopping at the Tourist infocentrum to book the bus to Munich. It seems Wikitravel does not have it right. There are no buses from CK to Munich. We went to Linz and got the train from there.
The town is dominated by the castle on one side of the river, and the church on the other.
Apart from those two "sights" there is not much to do. It is a very small town, but like Prague just about every where you look would make a fine photograph.
The weather was highly variable, but the overall tone was cold and damp. It was just right for the scenery -although it did rather diminish the charm of the castle gardens when it became rain.
We just walked and walked. There are lots of souvenier shops, even more restaurants and many hotels, but it is still lovely.
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