The Auschwitz concentration camp & mass murder centre Our travels today took us to Auschwitz, arguably the world’s most notorious concentration camp and site of over a million murders. It wasn’t exactly a fun day, but certainly a memorable one. The museum that has been set up at […]
Hiking through the Krkonoše National Park We spent most of our day today hiking through the Czech wilderness. It was awesome! A little chilly, but spectacular. After a few days in Prague it was good to leave the big city behind this morning and head out […]
A day trip from Prague to Kutna Hora Prague is indubitably an amazing city, but with all the crowds of tourists in town cramping our style a bit, we decided we needed to “go bush” and get out of the city today. So we headed out to the […]
The old town, the new town, a castle, a bridge and just a couple of churches… Prague is unique. It’s skyline is unlike any city we’ve ever seen – all spires and black, pointy Gothic roofs. And the vibe of the city is actually pretty cool – not […]
Losing ourselves in the cobbled streets of Prague’s old town Welcome to Praha (aka: Prague)! This city has been many things in its 1,200 year history: capital of modern-day Czech Republic, capital of the former Communist state of Czechoslovakia, heart of the ancient kingdom of Bohemia, and seat […]