Colditz

 Colditz, a beautiful town in Saxony was a stop off point on the drive to Dresden on our 2018 road trip. Following a visit to the famous castle which stands above the town it was nice to relax and explore a little before setting off.

In the main square there was a fabulous bakery and café where we bought some delicious cakes and then we ate them sat by the fountain. It was just as well that we did because on the next stage of our trip which should have taken about an hour, allowing us plenty of time to find our hotel, explore Dresden and find a nice restaurant, actually took us almost 7 hours. There was a terrific storm but this unfortunately caused a landslide which blocked the motorway leaving us stuck for 6 hours. This was certainly an unexpected adventure and by the time we reached our hotel in Dresden everything was closed and we went to bed hungry but grateful for the delicious cake we had eaten earlier in the day.

Bohemian Beauty

After visiting Prague the next planned stop on our trip was Vienna however a friend had suggested visiting a real gem of a town in Southern Bohemia called Cesky Krumlov. It involved a slight detour but the drive through the Czech countryside was really pleasant and when we arrived we were definitely not disappointed.

As you can see it was really picturesque and colourful. It is a wonderful medieval town with loads of character and fantastic architecture and shooting in black and white, even though it was very colourful, really gives a sense of the old character of the place.

I love the street scene in the third picture and do you see the trompe l'oeuil on the wall above the tapas bar on the left?