Up at 6:00 a.m., and had breakfast at 8:00. We did some packing before and after. We were picked up at the hotel at 10:00 by a van taking us to Cesky Krumlov. The Drive took just over two hours, including a brief stop for a bathroom break. This was a much better way to travel than having rented a car. We arrived after 12:30 and checked in to our hotel. Jahn and I are on the second floor with no air conditioning. Because Sherry and Bill are on the third flo...

We made a last minute decision last night to go to the Terezin Conventration Camp today, only possible due to Sherry late heroics. She was able to find a place that would pick us up at the hotel at 8 this morning. We picked up others around the city and then met up with others downtown. Our group ended up being fourteen of us plus our guide. Others in the group were from England, Canada, Australia and Finland. The tour was done in English. The guide, Mike w...

We had breakfast at 7:00 am and walked over the Charles Bridge into the Jewish Quarter of Prague. We bought our tickets at 9:00 am and started our tour (with Rick Steves' help) at Pinkas Synagogue, a site of Jewish worship since the 16th century, which also serves as a memorial to the victims of the Nazis. The walls are covered with the names of over 77,000 Czech Jews sent to the gas chambers. Names of the victims are also read aloud. We also visited the Ter...

Jahn was awake at 5:00 and I slept until 5:20. We met Sherry and Bill for breakfast at 7:00. We left at 8:15 for our ten minute walk up to the Prague Castle to be ready for the 9:00 opening. It gets very crowded so Rick Steve's told us to be there early. We waited from 8:30 until 9:00 for the ticket window to open. After getting the tickets we went first to the St. Virus Cathedral which to me was the highlight of the whole castle. It got very crowded very q...

We slept well and the alarm woke us at 6:00. We met Sherry and Bill for breakfast and enjoyed the nice spread that the hotel had. Many breads and rolls, fruit, juices, coffee, eggs, sausages, etc. After breakfast we made our way to the Charles Bridge, and once we made it across and to the astronomical clock, Sherry led us on the Rick Steve's tour of the old part of the city. Many interesting buildings. We had lunch at a cafe in the upstairs of an interesting ...