czech republic: cesky krumlov

my next visit with mom was an overnight trip...the bus to and from cesky krumlov was 3 hours each way, with free wifi, plugs, and mini personal tvs...it was like being on a long, international flight, yahoo!!!
our first day in cesky krumlov was rainy off and on the entire day...argh...i hate rain...
cesky krumlov is a unesco listed town in the south of czech republic...it's a small town, built on an S-curve of a river...the town is very picturesque, with a castle built out of the rock on the higher side of the river...

we walked from the bus stop to our hotel, with a beautiful view along the way...well, it would've been beautiful if not for the clouds and rain...argh...we were too early to check in, but we were able to drop our bags...
after wandering and hiding from the rain for a while, we stopped for lunch...i had traditional czech food: pork, knedliky, and gravy...after eating we checked in, our room was HUGE!!! somehow we'd gotten a family sized room for the price of a double...there was bed space enough for four people...i loved it:) ...

the owner of the hotel didn't know what language to speak to us, since mom obviously speaks perfect czech, but was also speaking to me in perfectly good english...plus, when the owner spoke some german, mom responded in that language...
after relaxing for a while, we headed out again...we crossed the river and headed up to the castle...we bought tickets to the museum, and up the bell tower...the museum was small, but i liked it...good displays, though the room with the mummy was a bit on the creepy side...(maybe because it was completely unexpected)...

i liked seeing the old photos and clothes...the tiny, steep stairways to get up the bell tower made it a challenge with all the tourists who aren't used to paying attention to anyone else...people don't know how to share public space anymore...
on the way back from the castle we stopped for a drink...mom had beer, i had hot chocolate, and we split a large pitcher of water...after the break we tried to visit st vitus church, but it appeared to be closed...argh...after that disappointment, we decided to have ice cream, then finished off sandwiches for dinner...

the next morning we woke up to great weather, yahoo!! before breakfast i ran around retaking some of the photos i'd taken the day before, so i could have blue skies instead...breakfast was included in our hotel price, we ate in the next door restaurant: cheese slices, bread, salami, ham slices, baguettes, butter, jam, spreadable cheese, salad, tea, and orange juice...
after breakfast we walked to the brewery area of town...we didn't take the tour, so we weren't able to go anywhere past the entry gate...oh well...mom pointed out that the brewery was located on brewery street, hee hee...

the brewery was kinda close to the castle, so i asked mom if i could retake a couple photos there as well...since it wasn't raining, i walked really fast and saw part of the gardens as well, which we hadn't seen the day before...i wondered how big the gardens were...
we next wandered the platz in the middle of the city just for a bit of people watching, then walked over to the old synagogue...i didn't like the art display set up in the middle, but i enjoyed the building itself...the stained glass window was very nice...
after the synagoge we had lunch (i had salad, since it felt like we'd been eating almost constantly) then picked up our bags from the hotel...we walked back to the bus stop, and caught the bus back to prague...my plug didn't work this time, but wifi did :)