Off to Cesky Kromlov at 12:00 today - not going to leave anytime to visit Dachau - bad luck - Daniel sends us a text - could he pick us up at 13:00 - great - now we have time to get to Dachau - lets get organised - oh bugger - Dachau is open Tuesday to Sunday - today is Monday - oh well lets get on with something else.
Battle the German tram ticket system - fail completely - oh well we have already reached the city centre and no one has tapped us on the shoulder - into the information centre - give up - the queue looks too long - resort to old faithful - the Grayline tour. Merie tries the seniors trick but doesn't get a discount.
Tour average at best - munich nice but clinical - get off - explore extensive underground malls - try some nice coffee and the german equivalent of a new york hot dog.
Fine our way back to the hotel - by this time copious quantity of self analysis had revealed how to drive the ticketing system. We are just in time to meet Daniel for the trip to Cesky Kromlov - or are we. - another text - traffic is bad in Salzburg - he will be an hour late - is that OK? - Daniel we have no choice it has to be OK - what in the hell are you doing in Salzburg anyway - it is not on the route between Cesky Kromlov and Munich anyway - ah I get it -you have picked up another customer that wanted to go to Salzburg in the morning - yet another text. - going to a nit later - offers a discount of 30 euros - we accept.
Sit around in the hotel bar waiting - Bernie analyses the work of the interior designer - she is adamant that they failed at the final hurdle by poor placement of a series of dominating flower arrangements.
Daniel arrives - a young Czech entreprenuer - nice little Volkwagen van - off we head at breakneck speed along the german autobahn - 160 kph is fast for a volkwagen van - bernie not impressed - the cars that roar past at 200 kph does nothing to ease her concern - she is feeling unwell and the speed doesn't make her feel any better - Merie sleeps - john and 8 survey the country side. Lots of wind farms and solar panel both alongr fences and on houses.
Off the autobahn and on to narrow regional roads as we approach the border - we cross the border - it is obvious - the roads deteriorate as does the general quantity and quality of man's interventions with nature.
It is 6d30 - We approach the outskirts of Cesky - Krumlov - not great - still not great - hang on - that is pretty nice - that is even better - this is pretty spectacular - turn into a long, narrow cobbled lane - emerge into a small square surrounded by nicely restored 300 year old buildings - the hotel is on the square - check in with the unsmiling Czech women - settle into a room overlooking the square.
Quickly out for a walk - Merie discovers a nice restaurant just off the square - we leave the restaurant believing that we had enjoyed wonderful local faire - for me Venison and Dumplings.
Here is the Picassa link - click on the following thumbnail
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