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Use one of the buttons on the right to add this feed to your feed reader. tag:realtravel.com,2008-08-19:7546067 2008-08-19T05:56:32Z 2008-08-19T05:56:32Z LisaC http://realtravel.com/member-m5196903-lisac.html <p>a entry by LisaC from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/prague-czech_republic-reviews-hotels-d11940.html">Prague, Czech Republic.</a></p> <p>We’ve been in Prague for 24 hours now, enough time to begin to appreciate both the beauty and the sometime suffocating crowds of this enchanting city. Our apartment is the renovated top floor of a large building just around the corner from Staroměstske Naměsti, the heart of old Prague and the area most filled with the countless tourists who flock here in August. We knew when we rented it that it was a fourth-floor (that is fifth floor, the way we count floors) walk-up with no elevator. We hadn’t really counted on the 12-foot ceilings in thinking about how high that would be: 100 steps ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/prague-journals-j7546067.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_aUaBMiCRzcMbdtgMFFB3PBdzNRw_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/aUaBMiCRzcMbdtgMFFB3PBdzNRw_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_aUaBMiCRzcMbdtgMFFB3PBdzNRw_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=aUaBMiCRzcMbdtgMFFB3PBdzNRw_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fprague-journals-j7546067.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/prague-journals-j7546067.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-08-15:7525125 2008-08-15T07:53:32Z 2008-08-15T08:19:20Z LisaC http://realtravel.com/member-m5196903-lisac.html <p>a entry by LisaC from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/bechyne-south_bohemia-reviews-hotels-d7525117.html">Bechyne, South Bohemia.</a></p> <p>We finished our exploration of Česky Krumlov today with a tour of its last surviving brewery, one that was founded sometime in the 13th century and moved to its present location, a Renaissance-era armory, in the 1620s. The tour was moderately interesting—we spent the extra money this time for a tour in English—and it ended with a free half liter of beer, which turned out to be our lunch before catching a bus to Česke Budějovice and from there to Bechyně.</p><p>This is a very different town, a sleepy little spa town on another river which I think flows into the Vltava—pronounced Vultava, with ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/bechyne-journals-j7525125.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_PCOIBYkbjz5eqAQ5S0BxkSRy3B4_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/PCOIBYkbjz5eqAQ5S0BxkSRy3B4_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_PCOIBYkbjz5eqAQ5S0BxkSRy3B4_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=PCOIBYkbjz5eqAQ5S0BxkSRy3B4_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fbechyne-journals-j7525125.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/bechyne-journals-j7525125.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-08-14:7520729 2008-08-14T08:10:45Z 2008-08-14T08:10:45Z LisaC http://realtravel.com/member-m5196903-lisac.html <p>a entry by LisaC from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/cesky_krumlov-south_bohemia-reviews-hotels-d1114848.html">Cesky Krumlov, South Bohemia.</a></p> <p>Cesky Krumlov is a small town on the Vltava River about 180 kilometres south of Prague and not far from the Austrian border. The town is named for the bend in the river—Krumlov means “curve” or “bend” and Cesky (pronounced Chesky, which would be clearer if I could make the hacek over the C) simply means “Czech.” The river practically surrounds the old town as it curls around it, and it makes for an utterly charming, largely car- and motorcycle-free place to explore.</p><p>A large castle overlooks the town from the north bank of the river, and we spent a good part of the day exploring it. ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/cesky_krumlov-journals-j7520729.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_8dJCv0MOhcS3wgC6gEfHbXzg1oM_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/8dJCv0MOhcS3wgC6gEfHbXzg1oM_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_8dJCv0MOhcS3wgC6gEfHbXzg1oM_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=8dJCv0MOhcS3wgC6gEfHbXzg1oM_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fcesky_krumlov-journals-j7520729.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/cesky_krumlov-journals-j7520729.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-12-12:6177034 2007-12-12T04:55:46Z 2008-05-26T19:39:19Z Iancela http://realtravel.com/member-m4358696-iancela.html <p><em>"I purchased a string of red Czech glass from a store along the Tram 22 line, on the way up to the Prague Castle."</em></p> <p>a entry by Iancela from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/prague-czech_republic-reviews-hotels-d11940.html">Prague, Czech Republic.</a></p> <p>I purchased a string of red Czech glass from a store along the Tram 22 line, on the way up to the Prague Castle.</p><p>I later found, and purchased, more red glass beads as well as blue/clear glass beads, from a California bead store in San Jose, in a little region known as Willow Glen. The owner there travels to the Czech Republic and stocks the store, Sew Bedazzled, with a variety of glass beads. If you are in the area, you can stop in and create your own jewelry in the back, where they have tables set up.</p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/prague-journals-j6177034.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_0sFqfYmOQ8XIDgJVci6PqG0MtqQ_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/0sFqfYmOQ8XIDgJVci6PqG0MtqQ_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_0sFqfYmOQ8XIDgJVci6PqG0MtqQ_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=0sFqfYmOQ8XIDgJVci6PqG0MtqQ_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fprague-journals-j6177034.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/prague-journals-j6177034.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-04-08:6826110 2008-04-08T20:06:21Z 2008-04-20T15:38:11Z Libby! http://realtravel.com/member-m6357118-libby.html <p>a entry by Libby! from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/prague-czech_republic-reviews-hotels-d11940.html">Prague, Czech Republic.</a></p> <p>My trip to Prague signified one of perhaps--gasp--my last. In some ways I can tell this is good, because the church and castle-awe is starting to wear off. I do hope to spend some days in smaller Spanish towns in the coming weekends, replacing monuments with hopefully a sense of the people and some winning conversations :-).</p><p>The weekend skimmed on being unconventional (I missed a clock that was voted Europe's worst tourist attraction) and began with a public transportation adventure that led Steve and I to the former Communist Blocks that surround the city. I've added pictures of ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/prague-journals-j6826110.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_IvXmUtDv7M.FBYRVzJvJfCgojZU_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/IvXmUtDv7M.FBYRVzJvJfCgojZU_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_IvXmUtDv7M.FBYRVzJvJfCgojZU_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=IvXmUtDv7M.FBYRVzJvJfCgojZU_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fprague-journals-j6826110.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/prague-journals-j6826110.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-04-03:6802462 2008-04-03T15:54:49Z 2008-04-07T16:29:43Z Richlee7 http://realtravel.com/member-m6792644-richlee7.html <p><em>""...Cesky Krumlov in a word is 'beautiful'...""</em></p> <p>a entry by Richlee7 from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/cesky_krumlov-south_bohemia-reviews-hotels-d1114848.html">Cesky Krumlov, South Bohemia.</a></p> <p>Getting to Cesky Krumlov could of been a stressful affair as a train doesn't pass through there. The best way to get to this small town is to get off at Cesky Budejovice and cross the road to the bus station which is located on the roof of a small mall and to queue up at stop 1 where you pay the driver on the bus but it's a popular place and its survival of the fittest and people don't queue that well in Eastern Europe and its free for all to get a precious seat on the busy and small bus.</p><p>We were lucky enough but not so lucky to get a seat and it was a hot and cramped ride to Cesky ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/cesky_krumlov-journals-j6802462.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_5m5pROeWkO1iNVUy-KXqR5-ZD2I_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/5m5pROeWkO1iNVUy-KXqR5-ZD2I_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_5m5pROeWkO1iNVUy-KXqR5-ZD2I_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=5m5pROeWkO1iNVUy-KXqR5-ZD2I_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fcesky_krumlov-journals-j6802462.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/cesky_krumlov-journals-j6802462.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-04-03:6802255 2008-04-03T15:04:19Z 2008-04-04T13:18:24Z Richlee7 http://realtravel.com/member-m6792644-richlee7.html <p><em>""...drinking Czech beers that were brewed on the premises...""</em></p> <p>a entry by Richlee7 from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/olomouc-north_moravia-reviews-hotels-d2616404.html">Olomouc, North Moravia.</a></p> <p>Probably the least known of all the destinations on our 3 week trip, Olomouc was nestled in the south eastern part of the Czech Republic and boasted a UNESCO World Heritage site in its main square. The site being the Holy Trinity Column that seemed strangely out of place as this dark gothic column clashed with the brighter, more colourful buildings that hugged the fringes of the main square.</p><p>Olomouc (pronounced Ola-moose) was a stop over before we arrived into Cesky Krumlov which we had heard so much about and has recently been put on to the list of semi well known places that everyone ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/olomouc-journals-j6802255.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_Q3ma1.-.otNkQk6KurXmqrsACpM_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/Q3ma1.-.otNkQk6KurXmqrsACpM_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_Q3ma1.-.otNkQk6KurXmqrsACpM_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=Q3ma1.-.otNkQk6KurXmqrsACpM_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Folomouc-journals-j6802255.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/olomouc-journals-j6802255.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-02-12:6533277 2008-02-12T16:01:11Z 2008-02-12T16:01:11Z Stet http://realtravel.com/member-m5819041-stet.html <p><em>"I realized it was a Shar-Pei"</em></p> <p>a entry by Stet from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/prague-czech_republic-reviews-hotels-d11940.html">Prague, Czech Republic.</a></p> <p>Feb. 11, 2008</p><p>22:18 4:18PM Eastern Time</p><p>Today I stayed home for the morning and just watched the National Geographic Channel. Then at noon I met up with Carla and Gabriela (Gabes wife) for lunch and then service. We went to Coffee Heaven, which is like a Starbucks. I got a Greek wrap, it was good. Im trying to eat more healthy while here since I walk so much. Yes, im drinking plenty of water. So we went door to door, its so much different then back in the states. You buzz the people, talk threw an intercom and ask if they speak English. We go all over Prague in service so its ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/prague-journals-j6533277.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_jmURjG9sxDKjxsMrt8XyH3Ykojs_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/jmURjG9sxDKjxsMrt8XyH3Ykojs_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_jmURjG9sxDKjxsMrt8XyH3Ykojs_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=jmURjG9sxDKjxsMrt8XyH3Ykojs_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fprague-journals-j6533277.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/prague-journals-j6533277.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-02-12:6533162 2008-02-12T15:46:01Z 2008-02-12T15:46:01Z Stet http://realtravel.com/member-m5819041-stet.html <p><em>"Plum rum"</em></p> <p>a entry by Stet from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/prague-czech_republic-reviews-hotels-d11940.html">Prague, Czech Republic.</a></p> <p>Feb. 10, 2008</p><p>23:05 5:05PM Eastern time</p><p>Today I went on a 10 Km hike. It took about 8 hours. I had to take the metro to a train then a train out to the country. It was very beautiful! All the cliffs were huge and most had mining caves. There were lots of big holes in the ground. I guess like quarry’s. One had water and was called the little America. I think after the grand canyon. There was a blasting place where there was small barriers for the miners to hide behind. It was enormous! We walked threw villages threw the woods. I saw horses with people riding them up close! Saw a ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/prague-journals-j6533162.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_vU-kSrSZit1ZUERQKPCVhaJ9ne0_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/vU-kSrSZit1ZUERQKPCVhaJ9ne0_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_vU-kSrSZit1ZUERQKPCVhaJ9ne0_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=vU-kSrSZit1ZUERQKPCVhaJ9ne0_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fprague-journals-j6533162.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/prague-journals-j6533162.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-02-12:6533109 2008-02-12T15:39:53Z 2008-02-12T15:39:53Z Stet http://realtravel.com/member-m5819041-stet.html <p><em>"Beer for $1.50"</em></p> <p>a entry by Stet from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/prague-czech_republic-reviews-hotels-d11940.html">Prague, Czech Republic.</a></p> <p>Feb. 09, 2008</p><p>15:55 8:55AM Eastern Time</p><p>Dorby Den! Today I woke up, got ready for my first day in field service and off I went with Jim and Carla to the K.H. Here in Prague they send you out in pairs and unlike America they don’t care if male and female go off alone plus if Jim would let me go off with a guy alone I know its okay. I like it better, feels like they trust you. I went with a brother from the Chinese hall named Seshya…I have no clue how to spell it…I cant even say it. We took the metro all over Prague going to his return visits. But since the Chinese new year was only ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/prague-journals-j6533109.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_vSLYfk8DKrhNk4sddjAx2KqvrHQ_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/vSLYfk8DKrhNk4sddjAx2KqvrHQ_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_vSLYfk8DKrhNk4sddjAx2KqvrHQ_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=vSLYfk8DKrhNk4sddjAx2KqvrHQ_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fprague-journals-j6533109.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/prague-journals-j6533109.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-02-12:6533042 2008-02-12T15:30:03Z 2008-02-12T15:36:42Z Stet http://realtravel.com/member-m5819041-stet.html <p><em>"AHA JAKE! IM SKATING IN EUROPE!!"</em></p> <p>a entry by Stet from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/prague-czech_republic-reviews-hotels-d11940.html">Prague, Czech Republic.</a></p> <p>Feb. 08, 2008</p><p>Its 8:32 (2:32AM Eastern time) and I feel like I may be pretty much over the jet lag already. The view out of the windows here are awesome! You see so many buildings and people walking below you. It’s a little noisy but nothing im concerned about. I can sleep through it with no problem…big surprise there.</p><p>Yesterday I arrived, baggage was there! I walked out to the airport lobby area and saw Jim and Carla! We gave big hugs and then got a cab. They live only 20 minutes away from the airport. Its so beautiful here! Its all coble stone roads and the sidewalks are all ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/prague-journals-j6533042.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_.fnu0YnCVHiepWoP705eV1M1200_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/.fnu0YnCVHiepWoP705eV1M1200_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_.fnu0YnCVHiepWoP705eV1M1200_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=.fnu0YnCVHiepWoP705eV1M1200_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fprague-journals-j6533042.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/prague-journals-j6533042.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-02-04:6488215 2008-02-04T14:33:31Z 2008-02-04T14:33:31Z Bly in Berlin http://realtravel.com/member-m6304096-bly_in_berlin.html <p>a entry by Bly in Berlin from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/prague-czech_republic-reviews-hotels-d11940.html">Prague, Czech Republic.</a></p> <p>It has been awhile since I wrote because the lack of internet has been a problem. I can really only access it when I am at school and usually only for a little bit at a time and this always seems to take a long time. But in lieu of recent events, I thought I would update.</p><p>First, I feel so horrible that I could not come home for grandpop's service. It was hard knowing that everyone was together and that I was not there. Even though I was in Prague for the weekend, I thought about everyone the whole time.</p><p>So since I last wrote, 2 weekends ago I went to Poland for the day. I took the ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/prague-journals-j6488215.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_H7nV8yBL-JZiaIBt-GnWZWfeKyI_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/H7nV8yBL-JZiaIBt-GnWZWfeKyI_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_H7nV8yBL-JZiaIBt-GnWZWfeKyI_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=H7nV8yBL-JZiaIBt-GnWZWfeKyI_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fprague-journals-j6488215.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/prague-journals-j6488215.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-12-12:6180182 2007-12-12T14:17:03Z 2007-12-12T15:03:24Z Meg's Adventure http://realtravel.com/member-m5299352-megs_adventure.html <p>a entry by Meg's Adventure from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/nove_mesto-prague-reviews-hotels-d5409124.html">Nove Mesto, Prague.</a></p> <p>Wow… has time just flown by. In 8 days, I will be boarding the plane that takes me back to MN.</p><p>Last Wednesday, Kari and I headed to the Christmas Markets once again to experience the holiday of St. Mikolas here. Mikolas is somewhat like the American halloween, or the closes they get. Kids dress up as with angels or devils. They have baskets or bags and walk around the streets. Adults dress up and walk around in groups of three or more. One adult is St. Mikolas. He is similar to our Santa, but skinnier and looks more like a pope in some ways. Another adult is an angel, dressed in ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/nove_mesto-journals-j6180182.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_3hoeyMTxvD7RjQ2MuvfxIK9u2lk_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/3hoeyMTxvD7RjQ2MuvfxIK9u2lk_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_3hoeyMTxvD7RjQ2MuvfxIK9u2lk_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=3hoeyMTxvD7RjQ2MuvfxIK9u2lk_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fnove_mesto-journals-j6180182.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/nove_mesto-journals-j6180182.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-12-04:6133987 2007-12-04T21:58:00Z 2007-12-12T14:54:48Z Meg's Adventure http://realtravel.com/member-m5299352-megs_adventure.html <p>a entry by Meg's Adventure from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/prague-czech_republic-reviews-hotels-d11940.html">Prague, Czech Republic.</a></p> <p>After returning from Vienna, I was catching up on sleep all week. Friday came very quickly. That day was very busy. Natalie and I had to stop at Mezibranska to turn in our November time cards. From there, we had to speed on over to Barrandov which is two different metros and 8 bus stops away from where we were. Luckily we made it there in time to get our money for working the month of October. That was officially my first real paycheck since I have been here. Man, did I feel rich. Now only if that total was in American dollars, then I would be extremely happy! On that night, Kari and I went to ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/prague-journals-j6133987.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_2eMQ07Wxaok6QMNYsVgYeBZOfZQ_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/2eMQ07Wxaok6QMNYsVgYeBZOfZQ_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_2eMQ07Wxaok6QMNYsVgYeBZOfZQ_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=2eMQ07Wxaok6QMNYsVgYeBZOfZQ_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fprague-journals-j6133987.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/prague-journals-j6133987.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-11-27:6081290 2007-11-27T11:45:15Z 2007-12-07T13:14:10Z Matt&Sara http://realtravel.com/member-m5225905-mattsara.html <p>a entry by Matt&amp;Sara from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/prague-czech_republic-reviews-hotels-d11940.html">Prague, Czech Republic.</a></p> <p>Prague is a beautiful and enchanting city. The architechure for one is incredible and no two buildings are alike. The streets wound about like they were not planned to go anywhere. We wandered up to the Castle and discovered some of the most brilliant and detailed stained glass either of us had ever seen. We crossed the Charles Bridge a few times, dodging thousands of tourists. We took walks along the river, saw the famous astronomical clock change. The clock was one of the biggest dissappointments in Prague. Every hour this 'famous' astronomical clock, which is really pretty, is ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/prague-journals-j6081290.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_SNmVUImTglILbyks93ckFSy8njA_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/SNmVUImTglILbyks93ckFSy8njA_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_SNmVUImTglILbyks93ckFSy8njA_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=SNmVUImTglILbyks93ckFSy8njA_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fprague-journals-j6081290.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/prague-journals-j6081290.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-11-30:6102012 2007-11-30T12:03:09Z 2007-12-02T12:31:05Z angus http://realtravel.com/member-m2843772-angus.html <p><em>"our mouths just about hitting the floor in awe!"</em></p> <p>a entry by angus from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/prague-czech_republic-reviews-hotels-d1566442.html">Prague, Czech Republic.</a></p> <p>Karen gets a little bit excited about her birthdays, so excited that you can pretty much ask her on any given day of the year 'how long is it till your birthday?' and she will know the answer in a split second, in fact it's likely she was probably off in day dream land thinking about it that very moment... Ok, a little exaggeration, but she is definitely a fan.</p><p>So, I felt like I had something special to plan, to really make her day memorable (something on the scale of our amazing trip to Tokyo two years ago...). The fact that we are now based in Europe couple with the tonne of ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/prague-journals-j6102012.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_10QS41eJIgSeym8WLOc0ZH4HhZw_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/10QS41eJIgSeym8WLOc0ZH4HhZw_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_10QS41eJIgSeym8WLOc0ZH4HhZw_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=10QS41eJIgSeym8WLOc0ZH4HhZw_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fprague-journals-j6102012.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/prague-journals-j6102012.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-11-11:5976764 2007-11-11T16:56:58Z 2007-11-11T16:56:58Z Meg's Adventure http://realtravel.com/member-m5299352-megs_adventure.html <p>a entry by Meg's Adventure from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com//d-1061-czech_republic">Czech Republic.</a></p> <p>Dobre den! Life has been quite busy here in Prague over the last couple of weeks. Two weekends ago, Natalie and I went through a Czech Language immersion course, or so we were hoping. We visited our friend, Lubos’ home town. An hour bus ride from Prague, we arrived around noon on Saturday. We started off with some lunch of potato cakes. This yummy Czech food is growing on me quickly. Afterwards, we headed to Konopiste Castle. We took a tour of the inside learning about the hunter that owned the castle. He had killed over 300,000 animals. Most of the heads and antlers hung around the home. It ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/czech_republic-journals-j5976764.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_YB9E6YQIlfIId27kerbXLAFmprI_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/YB9E6YQIlfIId27kerbXLAFmprI_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_YB9E6YQIlfIId27kerbXLAFmprI_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=YB9E6YQIlfIId27kerbXLAFmprI_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fczech_republic-journals-j5976764.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/czech_republic-journals-j5976764.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-10-24:5838515 2007-10-24T13:07:50Z 2007-10-26T12:56:49Z Meg's Adventure http://realtravel.com/member-m5299352-megs_adventure.html <p>a entry by Meg's Adventure from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/karlovy_vary-czech_republic-reviews-hotels-d11885.html">Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic.</a></p> <p>This has been by far the weekend with the most ups and downs. To begin with, I will tell you the down, so that I can end on a positive note.</p><p>Well to sum up the week, it was full of lessons and relaxing. Tuesday night, our neighbor Jenny turned 23. We went out with her and some friends to have dinner. We ate at a restaurant called Red Onion which has some of the most flavor able food in town. It was okay, but the meal Natalie and I shared had a little too much meat for our liking. Later in the week, from the inspiration of my friend Traci, I made homemade applesauce. I did it with ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/karlovy_vary-journals-j5838515.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_hhIWImD3wRFBg250cKLR0hLPjnk_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/hhIWImD3wRFBg250cKLR0hLPjnk_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_hhIWImD3wRFBg250cKLR0hLPjnk_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=hhIWImD3wRFBg250cKLR0hLPjnk_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fkarlovy_vary-journals-j5838515.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/karlovy_vary-journals-j5838515.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-06-08:4727451 2007-06-08T15:28:31Z 2007-08-23T14:37:47Z Destiny2007 http://realtravel.com/member-m4115018-destiny2007.html <p>a entry by Destiny2007 from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/cesky_krumlov-south_bohemia-reviews-hotels-d1114848.html">Cesky Krumlov, South Bohemia.</a></p> <p>Cute little town with water rafting, catsels, old medievial style village and even BEARS!</p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/cesky_krumlov-journals-j4727451.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_PU2xx-NdXA-PG6pZbPn1t06dbtc_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/PU2xx-NdXA-PG6pZbPn1t06dbtc_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_PU2xx-NdXA-PG6pZbPn1t06dbtc_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=PU2xx-NdXA-PG6pZbPn1t06dbtc_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fcesky_krumlov-journals-j4727451.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/cesky_krumlov-journals-j4727451.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-08-17:5330921 2007-08-17T21:12:33Z 2007-08-17T21:12:33Z WorldExplorer http://realtravel.com/member-m4074644-worldexplorer.html <p>a entry by WorldExplorer from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/marianske_lazne-west_bohemia-reviews-hotels-d1910423.html">Marianske Lazne, West Bohemia.</a></p> <p>Wednesday, June 27</p><p></p><p>John and I had more of the drinking cure in Karlovy Vary and left in the afternoon on a train to another spa town two hours to the southwest called Marianske Lazne. This town is a smaller version of Karlovy Vary and is home to the Kolonada spa wafer factory and the singing fountain. The Kolonada spa wafers consist of two paper-thin wafers with a filling, such as hazelnut, chocolate, or cocoa, sandwiched between the wafers. Nearly everyone on the street is either eating a spa wafer or is carrying a box of wafers to take home with them. Of course, I had to try one ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/marianske_lazne-journals-j5330921.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_2Xofgg86QpvShhWw9PMc5zX.q.Y_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/2Xofgg86QpvShhWw9PMc5zX.q.Y_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_2Xofgg86QpvShhWw9PMc5zX.q.Y_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=2Xofgg86QpvShhWw9PMc5zX.q.Y_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fmarianske_lazne-journals-j5330921.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/marianske_lazne-journals-j5330921.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-08-17:5330758 2007-08-17T21:05:23Z 2007-08-17T21:08:54Z WorldExplorer http://realtravel.com/member-m4074644-worldexplorer.html <p>a entry by WorldExplorer from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/karlovy_vary-czech_republic-reviews-hotels-d11885.html">Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic.</a></p> <p>Monday, June 25</p><p>We arrived in Karlovy Vary at about 8:30 pm and had to wait for a local bus to go to our hotel. Our hotel, Hotel Kucera, is located right in the center of town. We reached the front door of the hotel, only to find the gate locked. No one picked up at the phone number I had for the hotel and only wires stuck out of the spot where the buzzer should have been. Strangely, a lot of the hotels were locked and looked closed. We did find a hotel that was open and went in for help. The lady behind the desk tried the number we had without any luck. She then called a different ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/karlovy_vary-journals-j5330758.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_lQCxQ7VMOXSoPeFZwRz3kMvZjMs_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/lQCxQ7VMOXSoPeFZwRz3kMvZjMs_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_lQCxQ7VMOXSoPeFZwRz3kMvZjMs_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=lQCxQ7VMOXSoPeFZwRz3kMvZjMs_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fkarlovy_vary-journals-j5330758.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/karlovy_vary-journals-j5330758.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-08-17:5330578 2007-08-17T20:44:21Z 2007-08-17T20:44:21Z WorldExplorer http://realtravel.com/member-m4074644-worldexplorer.html <p>a entry by WorldExplorer from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/prague-czech_republic-reviews-hotels-d11940.html">Prague, Czech Republic.</a></p> <p>Saturday, June 23</p><p></p><p>We got a late checkout and relaxed in the hotel until 1 pm. Then, we took the local bus to the airport. We arrived in Prague around 6 pm and took public transportation (a bus and a tram) to the hotel. After wandering around for a while, we found the hotel. Mikhail (the person manning the desk) had no record of our reservation. Fortunately for us, he had an Internet connection so I was able to pull up the confirmation. Unfortunately for us, he did not have any rooms left. He offered the computer to us to check our email and made some calls. After about a half an ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/prague-journals-j5330578.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_zVuovdbsjvgTHsdF1Y79diT6qaw_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/zVuovdbsjvgTHsdF1Y79diT6qaw_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_zVuovdbsjvgTHsdF1Y79diT6qaw_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=zVuovdbsjvgTHsdF1Y79diT6qaw_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fprague-journals-j5330578.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/prague-journals-j5330578.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-08-06:5233727 2007-08-06T23:06:47Z 2007-08-17T01:41:40Z Iancela http://realtravel.com/member-m4358696-iancela.html <p>a entry by Iancela from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/krtiny-south_moravia-reviews-hotels-d5233719.html">Krtiny, South Moravia.</a></p> <p>Under construction</p><p>Some history of the town church: The pilgrimage Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary is called “the pearl of Moravia”. It is one of the oldest pilgrimage places in Moravia. The name Křtiny (Christening) is related to the past, when the pagans were baptised here after Christianity came to Moravia. At the place of the recent Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary there were two churches – a Czech and a German one.</p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/krtiny-journals-j5233727.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_Vra1Aa0nslPX5k5PINfJFTuHy2k_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/Vra1Aa0nslPX5k5PINfJFTuHy2k_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_Vra1Aa0nslPX5k5PINfJFTuHy2k_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=Vra1Aa0nslPX5k5PINfJFTuHy2k_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fkrtiny-journals-j5233727.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/krtiny-journals-j5233727.html tag:realtravel.com,2006-05-22:1474713 2006-05-22T13:01:05Z 2007-08-12T18:46:32Z Janet http://realtravel.com/member-m660924-janet.html <p><em>"A Fairytale Town in Bohemia"</em></p> <p>a entry by Janet from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/cesky_krumlov-south_bohemia-reviews-hotels-d1114848.html">Cesky Krumlov, South Bohemia.</a></p> <p>Saturday 20th MayTime to move on again. To Cesky Krumlov. A 4hr train ride to the south of Bohemia. The further south we ventured, the more of the real true Bohemian Czech culture emerged. The area is covered in beautiful wooded hills and valleys with tiny villages and their own tiny railway stations. All the children rush up to the train to wave it on - a big event in their day I think. We made a train change at Ceske Budejovice [ home of budweiser beer], and discovered that each platform had it's own "beer kiosk" for waiting passengers!! So, guess what we did?? The closer we got to Ceske ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/cesky_krumlov-journals-j1474713.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_08aCM.OK7oAqEoxO7o5KlyVQknI_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/08aCM.OK7oAqEoxO7o5KlyVQknI_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_08aCM.OK7oAqEoxO7o5KlyVQknI_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=08aCM.OK7oAqEoxO7o5KlyVQknI_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fcesky_krumlov-journals-j1474713.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/cesky_krumlov-journals-j1474713.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-08-06:5233555 2007-08-06T22:11:42Z 2007-08-06T22:11:42Z Iancela http://realtravel.com/member-m4358696-iancela.html <p><em>"We meandered through Old Town, now utterly silent."</em></p> <p>a entry by Iancela from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/prague-czech_republic-reviews-hotels-d11940.html">Prague, Czech Republic.</a></p> <p>During the work week, I had commuted with the business people in suits, the students with backpacks.</p><p>This was a Saturday: my day off.</p><p>So, when I looked around the metro car and saw silent workers in overalls and clothes fit for cleaning and hard labor, I felt out of place. We lived with blue-collar workers in our district, but this was the first time I commuted with them.</p><p>They stared at us blankly or just in front of them; contemplated the black tunnel just beyond the window; looked to their sides through reflections. 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