Day 31, 21st September Prague to Vienna via Cesky Krumlov

 We finally got a replacement car, a Lynk & Co hybrid, not as big but still we could continue our trip.

After settling in we decided it was time to explore Prague as we had so many sites we wanted to see. We were lucky to be staying in the old city Stre Mesto so first stop was old town square which dates back to the 10th century. The old town hall dates back to 1338 it’s a gothic building and its tower is 66 meters high and provides stunning views of the city, it houses one of the only three remaining astronomical clocks in the world and is the only one still working, every hour between 9am and 11pm the three apostles appear but we didn’t have time to wait had just missed them, also located here is the 14th century Church of our Lady before Tyn which has 2 80mtr towers along with a great statue and the other beautiful old buildings this was a great place to start exploring. We decided to hop on the little train for a tour of all the city sites as it took you to 4 different areas and was a different way to see everything as it is a very large area to cover its on both sides of the river. Some of the places we saw were: National Theatre opened 1881  Municipal House built 1905-1911  National Theatre 1881  Prague Castle complex which dates back to 870AD and is the largest ancient castle in the world its made up lots of buildings some of the most important ones are St Vitus Cathedral, Old Royal Palace, Belvedere Palace and Golden Lane these buildings cover every style of architecture. After this tour we decided to head back for dinner and bed. Next morning before leaving for Cesky Krumlov  we went and had a walk on Charles Bridge they started building it in 1357 and was completed in 1402 it has a tower at each end one is the Old Town Bridge Tower the other one is the Lesser Bridge Tower and along with the 30 statues of saints on the bridge makes for an unforgettable place to visit and walk along.

Arrived in Cesky Kumlov which was even better than we thought it would be wish we had more time to stay there overnight it was so good. It’s a world heritage site that dates back to 1240 and was lucky enough to escape any bombings in WW2. The 13th century castle has gothic, renaissance and baroque features and is stunning. The town is like it came from a fairy tale with beautiful little squares and gardens, the houses are quaint the main street is called Latran its also the name for the area and at one end is a wooden bridge called Lazebnicky and the other Budejovicka gate. Spent a few hours here before heading off to Vienna.















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