Our planned trip today was to go and see Rozenburg castle. We said farewell to our lovely hostess and went on our way to the train station. Upon asking for the tickets something was a miss. Oops someone had made a mistake, we were supposed to catch the bus. DOH!! So then we decided to walk down to the bus station and get back to C.B. On the way we stopped at the bus stop that we arrived at to read the time tables. No busses to C.B so we walked to the main station. After asking really nicely to the phone the information operator finally picked up (see it pays to be nice). Now having connections to Hluboka we had 7 minutes to get to the station. Jogging for a bus or train yet again and making it with minutes to spare. Off to C.B, first stop……the one we had been at no more than 15 minutes prior that said no busses to C.B. And we had the ability to read the timetables. Lucky us eh?
Then onto another bus to Hluboka, carrying our bags up a nice big hill to the Chateau. But I will tell you it was well worth it. The dude who renovated this n the 1600’s had a fixation with Windsor castle in the old dart. Tried to make one for himself, well in looks anyway. After a refreshing ice-cream we ended up doing the grand tour in Czech. It was amazing. The best I have seen so far. The detail on the wooden walls and ceilings was incredible. They obviously don’t make them like this any more. The armoury was also splendid. Lucky I could not take any photos, as I would have picked off 3 rolls for sure. Down to the town for lunch. I ordered lasagne, but received a meaty soup : ) Then back on a bus to C.B. As we managed to get some accommodation in Plzen and an early bus from Hluboka we had a bit of time to spare. We stashed our bags at the station and headed for the town square, being the home of the original Budweiser beer. The Czech version defecating all over its American counterpart.
We took in the surround of the square and saw the black tower. Light from the low sun made the place look a treat. Another very pretty town. Our time was up so back to the station, catching the train to Plzen. Home of another famous Czech beer Pilsner Urquell. We had to catch a tram to our room and got off at what we thought was the correct stop. After a quick phone call we realised it was not. Eventually we arrived at the student dorm for some sleep.