Another day another country A couple of public buses and we are back in Slovakia The Tatra Mountains are a beautiful area which is a ski resort in winter and full of hikers in summer Today the group went on a 4/5 hour hike in the mountains but in respect for our 65 year old hips and back we opted to get up the mountain via the gondola 1751 metres in 20 mins When the group arrived Lyndon and one other went on the next stage to get about 2100 metres up It has a b...

Krakow On arrival Olga took us to a nearby restaurant for some polish cuisine The borsch soup and pierogi (a bit like dumplings or ravioli) were unique and very tasty. A few drinks including a flavoured vodka and off to bed Today was ours to plan so after breakfast and shopping we set off for Schindlers factory depicted in the film Schindlers list .Steven Spielberg's version was much more generous to Schindler's character than those opinions in the museum. Ap...

On last day in Prague we visited the Communism museum .Any one born on the 40/50s have had it tough No wonder some of the older people do not look happy I got told off in the supermarket because i did not pkace the money in the tray.After the museum we had a great picnic on an island park in the Vlata river which flows through the city This was followed by a ride on the funicular to a mountain park which gaves excellent views of the city Quiet night at home and m...

Our second day here was free for us to organize We started in the Jewish quarter which has an interesting history The cemetery is quite fascinating. Jews were confined to a quite small area of the city, and since Jewish remains can not be disturbed to accomodate burials a hill was created with bodies sometimes 12 deep. Lyndon not feeling the best today. Legs and back sore and tummy a bit queasy Slow afternoon and felt better after an afternoon snooze We are all...

Our last day in Cesky Kumlov was a beauty It started with a history walk around town with a local guide. The town dates back to 800 and many buildings were established in the 1200 but most of what we can see today is from the 1500's The history walk was followed by a tour of the local brewery . An historic factory in itself. The tour included tasting a litre of their beers each which went down well and set Lyndon up well for the afternoon's rafting experience...