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I thought at the beginning that I will be able to combine Prague and Czesky Krumlov into a single post, but then I realized that this two hour stop over at Czesky Krumlov needs its own post.  This town can only be described by one word - magical.  I now understand why they chose to film Pinocchio here. View of the castle.  Unfortunately we were unable to tour it. Czesky Krumlov has lots of small streets and passage ways. While having a dinner "U dwou Maryi" we've made friends with a local resident. Czesky Krumlov is another place we would love to visit again.  Unfortunately the train trip from Prague would have taken three hours, so we abandoned the idea to go back to Czesky Krumlov this year.

After the arrival at Salzburg we experienced an evening tour of the city with a Citadel towering over it.  It is a small town with a very comfy atmosphere. Unfortunately Salzburg follows the small town rules when the town closes at sundown. While in Salzburg we took a trip to a Tea House on the top of the world.  Eagle's Nest was a given to Hitler for his fiftieth birthday even thou he had a fear of heights.  To get there one needs to take a special bus up which ascends the mountain through a very narrow winding road with nothing but a small railing dividing you and the side of the mountain.  The views at the top were just breathtaking!  Lots of good pictures so I had trouble narrowing down the list of the best of the best. But who can complain about too many pictures of Alps... :-)