It was a travel day between Vienna and the beautiful medieval town of Cesky Krumlov in the Czech Republic. We chose to do this by private car because to do it on public transportation would have taken four times longer. We are sure glad we did. The nice young man who picked us up was wonderful and we were given door to door service in an air conditioned car.

We arrived in Cesky Krumlov and checked in to our pension (bed and breakfast). We are staying in a beautiful little place right in old town on a pedestrian only street. We have the upstairs apartment with a sitting room, bedroom, and bathroom each of which are bigger than any of our hotel rooms thus far. We are lucky enough to have this beautiful view from our sitting room window. Wow. We certainly are some lucky ladies.

Once we had settled in we decided to go visit the marionette museum. These are a huge deal over here and many shops sell beautifully made ones. In Prague several shows were given with marionettes. I can't imagine the talent it would take to work one of them. These were some of my favorites.

 

Witch doctor maybe?

 

 

A seagull?

 

 

An elf in the Santa Claus story?

 

A jack-in-the-box after one too many?

 

Me on the first day of school after a relaxing summer?

 

Me on the last day of school before a relaxing summer?

 

 

After the museum we decided to walk around the village  a little and discovered such a nice, quiet, historical place.

 

And see the people coming down the Vltava River? Tomorrow that is supposed to be Stevie and myself. So, let's just hope nothing gets broken, no boat tips occur, no tears are shed, and I'm not to sore or wet by the end.