Wednesday 9 July 2014 Brno Cool and cloudy 20C We set off early this morning for the Moravian Karst to visit the Pynkva Cave and Macocha Abyss. We had reserved tickets for the tour at 10am and needed to arrive 40 mins early to pick up the tickets. We caught a train from Brno at 8.30 then a bus from Blansko to the ticket office. When we arrived there seemed to be a problem that they called a technical issue and the Pynkva Cave was closed – not su...

Tuesday 8 July 2014 Brno Hot 30C We have had a very relaxing day – I think the first one since our trip began. After a leisurely breakfast at the apartment we went for a short walk around the town and picked out some of the points of interest listed on the tour map. It is particularly windy today and we hoped to visit St Thomas' Church but it was closed. The fruit and vege market was open so we wandered around and decided to return later in the aftern...

Monday 7 July 2014 Telc - Brno Hot 31C We neglected to remember that European culture shuts down n a Monday and realised too late that Telc castle and museum were closed today. This was disappointing as we had left the tour for this morning. So we changed our plans and after a short stroll around the Castle Park and some breakfast (once the first coffee shop opened at 9am) we set off for Brno. The train trip once again took us to the middle of nowhere Ji...