Prague is about 170 kms away from Cesky Krumlov. We decided to take a bus from Cesky Krumlov that would take 3 hours without any stop in between. It dropped us right at the metro station of Prague – Na Knížecí, from where it was an easy ride to Namesti […]
Food in Cesky Krumlov, the whole of Czech Republic actually, is heaven for non-vegetarians. We went gaga. Better still, if you happen to go to Czech from Austria, which we did, the rates too bowl you over. Everything seems to cost almost half compared to Austria! Be it ice-creams, desserts […]
The idea was to stay inside the old city and in a homestay sort of a place so that we could soak into the very essence of Cesky Krumlov. Chanced upon Pension Nostalgie, and were duly convinced by all the reviews we read on the internet. Wrote to its owners […]
Located in the southern fringes of Czech Republic, Cesky Krumlov is a little town with an imposing castle. With the Vltava River going right through the town, flanked by Bohemian houses on either side and cobbled narrow streets, Cesky Krumlov is every bit the heritage town that UNESCO has declared […]
To Austria’s north is the Czech Republic. Hallstat was our final destination in Austria. Here onwards started our Czech holiday, with the first stop in Cesky Krumlov. A little more than 200 kilometers, this would be a 3-hour journey. We decided to set off early from Hallstat, so that we […]
Our Czech Republic exploration started with the small heritage town, Cesky Krumlov, in the south. We drove over from Hallstatt (Austria) through the blink-and-you-will-miss border, noting the slight change in the topography – the expansive meadows of Austria gives way to thick forests as you enter Czech. Cesky Krumlov is […]
Kalaripayattu is a 3000 year old martial arts that is said to have originated in South India. Kerala is considered to be a stronghold of this form of martial art. Naturally then, upon reading about the show in Munnar, we were excited and eager. Our hotel arranged the tickets for […]
A fishing village that the Portuguese took over in the 16th century, which then went to the Dutch in the 17th century only to change ownership once again, this time to British in the 18th century, Fort Kochi, without doubt, was an important region for trade in the pre-colonial and […]