Existing Member?

    Go Big Or Go Home: Round the World Edition We quit our jobs to go exploring before we are too old to hike up mountains and mountain bike down volcanoes. We may be a little crazy but we like it that way!

    Photos from Czech Republic

    There are [33] photos from Czech Republic

    St. Vitus Cathedral. Views[308] Prague Castle and some serious Fighting Giant violence at the entrance gate. Views[324] Crossing the Charles Bridge was a tourist nightmare. Views[305] This sculpture of Sigmund Freud hanging by hand and pondering whether to let go is often mistaken as a suicide attempt and has initiated calls to the fire department and police. Views[410] Old Town Square Prague. Views[274]
     
    Went to a mannequin show in Prague. Very entertaining even though it was in Italian. Views[223] Enjoying the local cuisine. Pork knuckle, coleslaw and of course beer. Views[305] Remains of a withered arm hanging from a meathook in the Church of St. James the Greater. Legend has it a thief tried to steal jewels off the statue of the Virgin Mary. When he touched them the statue reached out and grabbed his arm and held him there until the parishioners discovered him. They couldn't free him of the statues grasp so they were forced to amputate his arm. It was hung as a warning and has been there ever since. Views[335] First installed in 1410 it's the third oldest clock in the world and oldest one still operating. It's main function was to depict the movement of celestial bodies and telling the time was secondary. Legend has it the clockmakers eyes were burned out to prevent him from making another one. Views[305] The Ceskey Krumlov outdoor Garden Revolving Theater is one of the few in the world. About eight plays are performed here each year. Views[273]
     
    Three-D architecture that included painted windows. Views[279] Ceskey Krumlov Castle. Views[286] Made it! Over 400 km of some hard riding. Couldn't be prouder of this girl for all she went through to get here. Views[242] Tour of the Budweiser Budvar brewery. Had no idea there was another beer maker in the world named Budweiser. Apparently there has been an ongoing legal dispute since 1907 between the two companies who claim trademark rights to the name Budweiser. For now they have an agreement to sell Budweiser Budvar in America under a different name Czechva but it's sold as Budweiser Budvar in many other countries. Views[297] A kayak slalom course. Views[259]
     
    Chateax Hiuboka home of the Czech Republic's most beautiful castle. Views[250] Just when energy was running low and in the middle of nowhere a hotel appears with a outdoor cafe. Thank you biking Gods for the bowl of soup and a beer. Views[234] Sidecar convoy. Views[230] Castle Landstejn along the bike route. Views[218] One of the many bunkers we came across along the way. Views[254]
     
    State Chateau Vranov Nad Dyji in the town of Vranov. Views[280] The town of Hardegg Austria and Danielle pointing at either where we are going for lunch or the very steep road we will have to climb out of town. Views[301] More amazing large structures along the bike trail. Views[305] Some wine tasting in the Valtice Palace cellar. Views[385] Tour of the Valtice Palace or more specifically the wine cellar inside the palace. Views[345]
     
    Appolon's Temple situated on the biking trail between Lednice and Valtice. Views[274] Some wine to re-hydrate. Views[238] Out of nowhere in the middle of the forest while riding your bike you run into the Three Graces made out of a single piece of stone and a pavilion erected in 1824-1824. Views[240] One of several memorials along the bike trail. Views[233] Photos along the way of the Iron Curtain show the various ways individuals tried to cross. This appeared to be a homemade scuba suit. Views[247]
     
    The biking tour follows the Iron Curtain. Up until the mid 1960's, 10,000 volts of electricity flowed through the fences. 390 people died between 1948 and 1989 on the Czechoslovakia side of the border trying to cross and 654 border guards died although only 10 died from conflicts from border violators. The others died from suicide, electrocution, drowning or accidents with guns. The Iron Curtain stretched 7,250 km from the Baltic Sea to the Adriatic Sea and this section of the Iron Curtain in Clzov is the only preserved section in the Czech Republic. Views[265] Mikulov from high atop Holy Hill. Views[296] Day 1 on eight day biking tour of the Czech Republic beginning in Mikulov. Views[308]   

    About danidawnandstevo


    Photo Galleries

    Where I've been