Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Austria, Chezch and Germany


Tyrol was great because it was not a city. I like cities but having been to Vienna I was glad on this trip to get the chance to explore a different part of the country. In Tyrol I chose to go canyoning. Although it was not as extreme as I was hoping it would be as there were only a couple of drops in the two hours or so we were in the water. Canyoning was the most afforadable option for me but some of the crew chose to go skydiving.
Entering Prague I was back in familiar territory. I had visited Prague on my Top Deck tour in 2009 and therefore I spent most of my free day checking out the Prague Castle, something I had not really seen on my first visit. I went in search of what is known as the dancing house in Prague although I did not find it.
From the Czech Republic we stopped for a night in the Rhine Valley in Germany and it was pouring rain most of the time. It was again a part of Europe not overun with tourists and the narrow streets make it a good challenge for coach drivers to get around. We stayed the night in an old castle which was quite a lot different to the hostel in the middle of Amsterdam we stayed in the following night.

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