Cesky Krumlov... Right Out Of a Fairy Tale

I am not sure I have the words to describe this small town in the Czech Republic close to the Austrian border. We drove from Prague and made time to go through some small towns along the way. We made sure to get lost at least once and to piss off Czech drivers at least a dozen times.

Sonja got a chance to try "hot dog" soup.

Everything I had read and watched about Cesky Krumlov could not show the raw feelings of awe that waved over us as we came into this town. The festival going on, The Five Petal Rose Festival, is an annual event to honor the king that founded this town back in the 1400's. Folks are in costume, there are shows with music, puppet shows and food. Oh my gosh, the food! We have eaten things here that we've never tried before and there was nothing we did not like.

The pictures below are various shots around the town and the castle. One interesting note about the castle... there's a moat around it that is dry and for all these years there have been bears in the moat. This was to protect the castle's residents from attack.

Enjoy!