Mel & I caught a train from Berlin to Prague, after an initial kerfuffle over who was in what cabin and there being a log jam of people in the corridor we settled into a cabin with 2 Aussies & 2 swedes, basically a cabin of your stereotypical back packers!
After a quick dinner in Prague we ventured into suburban Prague in search of Jirka (or George if you will), our host's house. We saw in couchsurfing that George was planning on travelling to NZ soon (September even) so we thought sharing our knowledge would be a good swap for a roof over our heads. Luckily enough he agreed!
We did a day trip to a really beautiful little town of Kuthna Hora, it's main attraction is the Sedlec Ossuary which is decorated with human bones from when the Plague swept through, it was a little macabre, and a little eh...
spot the birdThe rest of the town was lovely though! And, in what is becoming a theme on this trip the food was excellent (backpacking with a decent budget has it's pluses)
Back in Prague, George took us out to dinner with some friends one night, and a guided tour the next day.
He also nearly got us tickets to a concert performance of various choirs from through out the world, that would have rounded out the visit nicely, but alas it was a non-flyer.
Mel & George discussing a few details while on our tour
The writing on the left of the 2 panels at the bottom reads something along the lines of "Czech Insurance Company" (in Czech of course), even back in the day nothing much comes for free!
This house was one of my favourite things about Prague, the owner obviously took the whole my house is my castle thing a little seriously!
From Prague we departed by bus to Cesky Krumlov...
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