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Czesky Krumlov - Mississauga Festival Choir Europe Tour 2014

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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.


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