From the Charming to the Sublime

One of the observations that we made is that Vienna has to be one of the most pedestrian and bicycle friendly cities anywhere.   Exactly on time our CK Shuttle arrived to pick us up.   Leaving Vienna we crossed the Danube and joined an autobahn.  We travelled through what must be the farm belt of Austria and began to climb into hill country.  As we we crossed into the Czech Republic we left the autobahn and traveled on some one lane country roads.   We had been told (Dana and Liz) that we would love Česky Krumlov.  Even so we were unprepared for this enchanted village. 

The beauty of the CK Shuttle is that the service is door to door.   We arrived at our B&B to find another very charming room.   We decided to have a quick look around and were immediately blown away by the jaw dropping beauty of this place. 

Two things you wouldn't expect to find in a quaint Czech village are a girl playing a didgeridoo and a creperie.   Judy has never met a creperie she didn't like.

After 9 days on the road we are in dire need of a laundromat.  Luckily for us there is one steps from our B&B.  Unluckily for us it was closed today.   So we decided to continue wandering until the thunder and lightening storm arrived.   Taking shelter in our little room we sat out the storm.   For dinner we had scouted out the Barbakan Restaurant which is a vaulted chamber in the old fortifications.   It also has a lovely terrace overhanging the river, but it was too cold. All the items on its extensive menu are cooked outside over a wood fire.   It was delicious.