Sept 25
Our last full day in the Czech Republic.
After breakfast at our pension, we hiked up to the castle. It's a bit of a hike, all uphill, but we survived. Further up from the castle are the Palace Gardens, featuring a large fountain.
Another interesting feature is the rotating theatre. It is set in the garden, and the seats face an old villa. The unique aspects of the theatre is that the audience rotates. This means that different scenes can be set up in the woods and gardens surrounding the seats. Nifty.
We then continued walking down to the castle, with its great views of the town.
The weather today was lovely, cool, but sunny.
An interesting fact about Cesky Krumlov is that it has very many jewelry stores. And almost all feature Baltic amber from the Gdansk region in Poland. When I was in Gdansk someone told me that 80% of the world's amber comes from the area around Gdansk. Why there is so much amber jewelry in Cesky Krumlov is beyond me.
We also has a cappuccino, and the decoration of the foam on top was spectacular. You almost hated to break it up.
After a siesta we did some more walking. We walked along the river and came upon the Eggerberg brewery. The Czech Republic is known for the many excellent beers it produces. The towns of Plzen and Ceske Budejovic haven been brewing Pilsener and Budweiser beer since the 13th century. The Eggenberg brewery, in Cesky Krumlov, was established in 1552. Sonja and I had a beer at the brewery; it was excellent.
This weekend, Cesky Krumlov is having a St. Wenceslas Festival. The main square is occupied by booths selling crafts of many types, and a lot of food vendors. There is a main stage with musical acts.
Another feature are local groups that perform traditional dances at various sites in the town. We caught one of the acts in front of the castle. We also saw a performance, by a trio , at the main stage. The trio was an odd combination, two guys on guitars and a girl on a cello. They were very good, especially the lead guitarist. He was outstanding.
Photo 1 Sandy's cappuccino
Photo 2 the three of us in front of the fountain at the castle garden
Photo 3 a view of Cesky Krumlov from the castle
Photo 4 the dancing group
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