Founded in 1370 by Charles IV, King of Bohemia, Karlovy Vary is renowned for its thermal springs and is the largest spa town in the Czech Republic. ‘Karl’ is Czech for Charles and ‘Vary’ derives from the Czech word vařit which means ‘boil’, so roughly translated, Karlovy Vary means something like, ‘Charlie’s Hot Tub.’ CharlieContinue reading “Czech Pont Charlie – Karlovy Vary & Loket, Czech Republic”
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A Wet Wednesday in Würzburg – Bavaria, Germany
I’m on my third language in three weeks! Just as I’d got to grips with speaking French without peppering it with Italiano, we crossed the Rhine in Strasbourg and entered Germany. On our radar were the historic cities of Würzburg and Bamberg, which were recommendations from our last trip to Germany.
Haut Koenigsberg Castle & Kaysersburg, Alsace, France
In a thoroughly modern way, one of the tourist brochures for Alsace featured a list of ‘Spots Instagrammables’. The Château de Haut Koenigsberg was Number 1.
Alternative Alsace: A Walk Through History on ‘The Mountain of Death’ – Hartmannswillerkopf, Alsace, France
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” George Santayana Alsace is best known for it’s wine route, castles and fairy tale villages. However, 956.5m (3,136 ft) above the Alsace plain, at Hartsmannswillerkopf, or HWK as it is known, you will find an extraordinary relic of WWI.
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