Cesky Krumlov

We awoke yesterday to the most beautiful day. The sun was shining and there was not a cloud in the sky! It was the perfect day for canoeing! We had some errands to run before we began our day on the river, so firstly we set off in search of a pharmacy. Our search took us out of the old town of Cesky Krumlov where we have been staying and into a more suburbian area. It was interesting to see, as all of the buildings in the old town are from medieval times; however the houses out of the town are just regular houses. It seemed that most of them were falling into disrepair and were very bleak. Once we had located the pharmacy and purchased what we needed, we grabbed some groceries and headed back to the hostel to make lunch. 

Lunch was finished, and it was time to hire a canoe! We were both really excited to get onto the river, as it had gotten really hot and the river here is just beautiful. We went to the rental place and looked at all of their options. It really seems that they cater more towards big groups with their pricing. To hire a canoe would have cost us $35 for an hour, which I don't know about you but we thought that was a bit unreasonable. We looked around at other companies in the town and found that their pricing was much the same, if not more. So unfortunately we had to give the canoeing a miss. We were both quite sad about it as we had really been looking forward to canoeing. But we made the most of the day! We got some icecream and headed down to the river anyway! We went for a dip in the water to cool down, and lounged around the riverside for most of the afternoon. 

It turned out to be a really relaxed day, which was nice.

We had a lot of Czech money left over that we had to spend, as today we are moving on to Vienna which means we are back to the Euro. Whilst we had been wandering around the town earlier in the day we came across this resturant that looked pretty good, and seemed to have decent prices, so we decided to treat ourselves to dinner there. While the meal we had at the vegetarian resturant the previous day had been the best we have had, this one was possibly the worst. It was a Mexican resturant ( which I guess we should have realised would not have been good. Mexican food in the Czech Republic) on the outskirts of town. Not only was the food flavourless, but there were hidden extra costs everywhere. You want extra guacamole? Well that's €2. Jack Daniels and coke? Well we guess you have to pay for a bottle of coke and a glass of JD. It was really disappointing, as it was our last night in Cesky Krumlov and we had wanted it to be nice. We left as soon as we were finished. 

There is an adorable little ice cream shop on the way back to the hostel. It is a tiny building, with lush green vines and leaves growing on the front of it. 

We decided to stop there and get dessert. We got an ice cream sundea to share, and it was really good! 

A relief after the crap dinner. Once we were done we headed back to the hostel and busied ourselves with packing and colouring for the rest of the night before heading to bed. 

Whilst in Cesky Krumlov we have been in a 6 bed dorm room, which is not uncommon for us. However we experienced the most horrific girl at this hostel. Generally the people in our dorm rooms are fairly nice and you are able to chat to them every now and then. I don't know what this girl had up her ass, but she just refused to talk to anyone, and when you tried to talk to her she rolled her eyes and sighed like it was the worst thing in the world. Not only that, but she slept until about 1pm everyday, and if you happened to disturb her slumber she glared you down and made you feel like you had done something truly horrific. But as soon as she has to leave, she is up early making all sorts of noise whilst people sleep and it's totally fine. She's also got one of her friends to stare you down whenever you're around them. Unfortunately she is an Australian girl on our bus tour. Hopefully we don't have to deal with her again. I truly don't understand people like this. You are in a beautiful country, far away from home, with so many new things to experience. What is the point of travelling if you're going to sleep all day and avoid making new friends like the plague? I'm generally not one to complain about people, I get that everyone is different; I just do not understand this girl. 

Anyway on a more positive note, today we are headed to Vienna! A new country! We are both excited to see what Austria holds.