Come with me to the castle, for the best view of the sun rising over Cesky Krumlov...
Through the town square
Over the bridge
Turn left before the arch
Through the castle corridors
To the beautiful, breathless view over all of Cesky Krumlov!
There are 3 activities to choose from today but we did none of them. A big reason I chose to visit the town was because of its river rafting but, responsible for too many people, I chickened out after reading a few horror stories of Americans breaking bones on the concrete weirs combined with being stranded by the rental agencies as well as all the young drunks on the river. That activity was replaced with a walk up Klet Mountain (returning by chairlift and train), which was also nixed today when we opted out of the 10 mile hike. The Castle offers several tours but they didn't pique our interest. Instead we had a casual day of walking and shopping.
Rafting down the Vltava River is very popular
Trdelnik, a cinnamon pastry, is sold around the town. Dough is wrapped around a cylinder, glazed with sugar and grilled over open coals until cooked. Then it is rolled in a mix of sugar, cinnamon and chopped nuts. We had ours shaped like a cone and filled with ice cream. It tastes a lot like a dried-out cinnamon roll.
The trdelnik dough is wrapped around spindles and cooked over coals
Eating trdelnik filled with ice cream
Eating trdelnik isn't exactly graceful for me - taking a bite means getting a strip of the pastry. "That's so attractive," the kids said, making fun of me.
For dinner we went to the restaurant belonging to our guide, Jan's parents. He repeatedly joked it was the best food in town, so we figured we should try it. We were so excited to try the dishes he recommended, which smell soooo good through the streets of the town - but the potato omelet and roast pork with dumplings were "finished".
Dinner at Hospoda Na Louzi
We "finished" the smoked pork with dumplings
