Czech Republic: Cesky Krumlov

3 hours from Prague is this cute little town. So cute if it was a baby you'd tug at it's cheeks. A loop in the river with this tiny town squished in the middle, castle hanging over the riverbanks, all cobbled and crowded with a mini old square and hills all around. We stayed in a lovely hostel called Krumlov House in a private attic room. So chilled out with friendly & helpful staff unlike at hotels. And no crowds! And no bugle every hour! Amazing.

We loved sitting at riverside cafes watching families (usually with dog included) raft down the river eating and drinking and calling Ahoj to each other. Lots of kayaks capsized on the little rapids and slightly intoxicated people struggled to right them.

The castle has a moat with two real big fat brown bears prowling around it: Bruno and Boris. They looked pretty happy with a cave, pool, bushes and rocks to scratch themselves on.

The castle and gardens were fairytale, and there was a revolving theatre in the castle grounds (so audience in stands revolve to watch different scenes around them in the garden). Would be perfect for Midsummer Night's Dream. Wanted to watch a play but 1. There was nothing on and 2. It would have been in Czech.

So we kayaked down the river in an inflatable canoe. Mum didn't trust us by ourselves so we had a 15 year old kid who didn't speak English sit in the back and steer us. He got laughed at by his female friends on the banks. I felt that if I paddled I annoyed him so I just chilled. And we didn't tip over. Prob lucky he was there because we wouldn't have known where to get out.
Ate some reccommended blueberry dumplings with cream and caramel.... Yumm