Tuesday, May 24th
Judging by the station signs, I’d say we’ve just crossed into Austria on our way to Vienna (Wien). Gone are the Ceskys and in are the haufs and burgs.
Hotel Konvice, our home for Monday evening, was set in a beautiful 16th century building and with but six rooms it was wonderfully cozy. Most of the floors in our room showed a bit of slant and creaked with each step. By contrast, the bath was done in a contemporary marble tile with the latest fixtures.
As for Cesky Krumlov, it was indeed beautiful, but we spent a lot of time getting to and from it and it was a very tourist-intense location. The big draw was its castle built on the side of a hill and overlooking the town and the encircling Vltava River.
First choice for dinner was roast pork and roast duck each served with cabbage, but as healthful luck would have it, they were out. We settled for two very healthy bowls of garlic soup, a serving of carrots with horseradish a vegetable salad with beets, sauerkraut, cucumbers, peppers, tomatoes and carrots topped with a bit of Roquefort cheese. Decidedly low fat, low protein and just what we needed.