Category: Czech Republic
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Final thoughts and what did I actually forget?
I had a great time on this trip! It was the first solo bike tour I’ve taken in quite a long time, and I wondered how I would feel. In certain ways I found it a little easier to tour by myself simply because I could make all the decisions by myself and I was…
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Along the beautiful Elbe into Dresden
I started the day with an amazing breakfast that was included in my hotel stay. I ate all that I could and then took the leftover bread and sandwich meat/cheese and made myself a sandwich for later that day. The route from Terezín in the Czech Republic to Dresden, Germany hugged closely to the Elbe…
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Mini visit to Prague and then heading north! 
Chris and I had been to Prague with her nephew Andrew and his girlfriend Bella a couple years before, so I didn’t really feel the need to do another extensive tour. My nephew Ben recommended I go see the Dancing House, a modernist building designed by the Croatian-Czech architect Vlado Milunić in cooperation with Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry on a vacant…
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Following the Vltava river into Prague!
When I woke up this morning, I realized it was time to take a day off! So, while I was having my 2nd cup of coffee, I booked an apartment in Prague for a couple nights. My only problem was I had to get to Prague, and the day seemed pretty daunting with 48 miles…
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Feeling better! Into Prague tomorrow?
It rained most of the night as I slept in my hotel room and I woke to gray skies and drizzle. Well, I had been expecting that! One of the few cool things about the place I was staying is there were three supermarkets within one minute of the hotel, so I made myself some…
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From Český Krumlov to Týn nad Vltavou
Well, that travel itinerary is a mouthful unless you are Czech! I’m not even sure how to pronounce where I started nor where I ended up, but that was my start and end points of the day. My legs were certainly better than yesterday, although I had to stop about a dozen times during the…
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Amazing Český Krumlov & BIG Reminder to drink water!
When I came down for breakfast this morning, I was charmed by the fact that there was a “reserved for” sign on a table set for one with my name neatly printed on it when there was only two parties in the dining room that probably could hold 300. But the breakfast was good, and…