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Czech Republic: Brno
From right next to our small campsite (Camping Hana) in the rural town of Veverská Bítyška, we were able to get a boat down the Svratka River and across the 10km-long Brno reservoir to the outskirts of the city and from there a rickety tram into the centre. It has to be one of the most pleasant ways to arrive in Brno! The boat has an electric engine and so the journey was quiet and peaceful – it was as though we were just gliding through the water, surrounded by birds and fish, drifting past castles and watching people out enjoying a dip in the cool water. All along the…
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Getting to Know the Czech Republic
Driving from Vienna to Brno From Vienna we headed north towards Brno in the Czech Republic. Now, Brno is the Czech Republic’s second city, after Prague, and Vienna is obviously Austria’s capital city, so you would think that a decent road would connect the two, would you not? Think again. Whilst the road leaving Vienna is good quality dual carriageway and the road arriving in Brno is a good quality multi-lane highway, there is a big section in between where the road is narrow, with only one lane in each direction. To be fair, it looks as though they are in the process of building a new road, but for…
