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Yup, I saw that one first actually, reading backwards. Quite the back to back experiences. I’ll bet you two never prebook your lodgings again after this.
5 years agoThat is my worst nightmare and those bikes are so heavy without assist I bet you had a great sleep
5 years agoSteve and Dodie -- definitely one of those testing touring days. Pat and I have also been to Slavonice as a “planned” stop on our first tour in 2012. We stayed at the Besidka a very quirky hotel organized by artists. Each room decorated and painted in the most unusual ways. If I recall, it was raining so hard we took a taxi to our next destination – Znojmo. Never really hard core but we again returned to the Czech Republic in 2014 while riding to Poland and Slovakia. We loved the country. Yes the towns can be a little rough around the edges but much of the architecture is original as the country was occupied and not bombed during the war. The riding on the greenways is also very good. Your blog is certainly keeping us entertained. Thank you.
5 years agoIf you think this hotel experience was weird, take a look at tomorrow night...
5 years agoThat’s as strange a hotel experience as we’ve ever had. You two sure know how to have fun!
5 years agoOh, my gosh. Scary day. Glad you made it to a safe harbor.
5 years agoWe found Booking to be rather useless at problem solving. Fortunately it is one of our life skills, so it worked out in the end.
5 years agoHello Steve and Dodie,
Glad you got to an existing hotel safe and sound, with some light left in the day! Not a pleasant end to a long day on the bike ( with depleted batteries) to find your pre-booked hotel closed up! It has happened to us also while cycle touring twice. Thankfully all ended well for both of us and in our case, we found booking.com to be very helpful, even providing us with a financial credit to make up for the difference in the two hotel prices. Happy to hear Dodie's knees are working well for her, even on those hills. This gives me hope for our future cycle tours!
Too bad! It's looks good!
5 years agoWhile stationed near Kaiserslautern, Germany in '78, we took a trip when my wife's mom and friend visited. We saw the stallions dance!
Memories!
How neat! Really great shot! And, yes, the above ID is correct.
5 years agothis is violet: me = (: + drool
5 years agoI don't approve of the part where you report sickness - just bad sleep and no breakfast or are you coming down with something?
5 years agoViolet was entranced by the variety of tortes on display - clearly for her a baking oriented bicycle tour would be a hit. I mean. Obviously.
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We stayed in Jindrichuv Hradec Lao, about twenty years ago. It was a lovely town then too. Surprisingly, there was a concert in the church - a choral group on tour from some college in Maine.
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