Highlight so Far

I know that I have been a bit silly on my blog so far.  I like to make fun of some of the stuff we see and do and it seems to entertain some people.  However, this is such a great experience I want to share a little bit of what we are seeing.  Travel is not  just about going somewhere - it is about culture, people and history.  You can choose to take a vacation at a theme park and have fun or go some where awe inspiring place that will change you as a person in some way.  That is why I love Europe so much.  We have studied the names and places, but it is so different to experience it.

Bill and I have discussed what has been our favorite place so far and both of us agreed that it has been Cesky Krumlov.  This was not a part of our cruise but somewhere that I read about and wanted to go.   It was a bit of adventure to get there, because we drove ourselves.  We had difficulty reading the names of towns and had to resort to making up our own names.  For example, we couldn't pronounce Ceske Budejovice which is the city before Cesky Krumlov so we had to keep trying to say it.  Since I was navigator and Bill can't hear, I finally started calling it "Bootyjuice."  That he understood!  So we all tried to find our way to Bootyjuice and made it to Cesky Krumlov.

Cesky Krumlov is an enchanting town with an awe-inspiring castle, cobbled streets, little shops, and quaint restaurants.  The town itself is a peninsula on the Vltava River.  I will add a picture at the bottom of Bill and I putting our toes (no those are not sausages) in the river.  Bill really needed a pedi before the trip - his toes had bear claws.

We enjoyed walking the streets and drinking beer on the square.  Everything was cheap.  A meal for four with two beers typically ran around $35.  The city was easy to navigate on foot.  However, climbing to the castle was very difficult - hence my pulled groin.

Danube cruises are becoming very popular; hence, the river is busy.  When the ship ties up at the port, sometimes there may be another ship tied next to you.  This morning, I woke up and thought I want to see my beautiful view.  I had on my nightshirt which had ridden up to my waist and flung the curtains open to see the wonderful Danube.  Instead I was eye-to-eye with the man in a cabin of the ship tied next to us.  He was the one with the wonderful view.