Into the Heart of Bohemia - Cesky Krumlov 10-21-15

We left Prague to catch the 9:30 train but we arrived over an hour early so we grabbed the 8:30 train to where we would catch the train to Cesky Krumlov, that being Cesky Budejovice where we spent an hour walking around town waiting for the connecting train.  Once we got on the connecting train we were working our way towards CK when the conductor came and told us that at Kremze we would have to get off and take a bus from there.
But on the way a group of elderly women got on, about 15, and two sat next to us, does it resonate when I say that we had very few words in common? At any rate when the conductor told us about the detour, one of the women took us under wing and made sure we got on the correct bus and tried to help us once we got to Cesky Krumlov.  But I had to make sure that we will get our connection to Vienna in two days so I stayed at the station and got that cleared up.  Of course the next bus to come up was questionable due to the station being basically closed.  Luckily after several minutes two taxis came roaring up and jettisoned a group of Japanese tourists (to catch the next bus to the train I think) and we hijacked one of them to take us to our hotel.

I really scored on this reservation, the room is less than $80/night and it's a 4 star hotel right on the square in the old part of town the room is gigantic and we have a separate sitting room as well as a large bathroom.  Quite lovely with arched ceilings and stone floors.
After we got settled we had a light lunch and then walked around town for a few hours, getting Deb oriented.  We then went back to the hotel and Deb wanted to rest so I took my camera and followed several little lanes that I never got a chance to look at the last time.  It was very relaxing to walk around and try to get interesting pictures.

After her rest we went to dinner at the hotel and had a fine dinner, Deb had pork medallions with green peppers and chanterelles, while I had half a roast duck with red cabbage and sauerkraut, delicious. I asked the server to tell the chef that the duck was delicious and in response he sent us each a small digestif, a Czech herb liqueur for me and an apricot eau-de-vie for Deb.  What a great dinner.  We're really looking forward to tomorrow and a tour of the castle and town.