Last night we stayed
at the Hotel Srdicko in Brna nad Labem. It was our most expensive stay so far
but the room was slightly better arranged than any we have had before. The
hotel has a restaurant attached which has an excellent chef who regards each
meal as a work of art. (He speaks good German and English.) We shared pancakes
for dessert and they tasted and looked fantastic. The breakfast on the other
hand was no better than we have eaten at many cheaper establishments. The
downside of the location, more so for the accommodation than the restaurant, is
that it lies just beside the main rail line to Germany.
An important note for
any who may approach the hotel on foot or cycle..... There is a safer way in
and out of the hotel. Don't divert up the main road as we did! Continue along
the cycle track until you see signs to the hotel. There is a quiet route which
heads uphill under the railway track and comes out at the restaurant.
We left the hotel
late, 9:45, and had a pleasant and leisurely stroll into Usti passing the
ruined Schloss of Strekov on the way. It was only a 6.5km walk so we arrived
about 12.00 and have to hang about until our hotel opens.
The information bureau
in Usti has a very good display of the LabeElbe cycle route, with the route we
have walked in the Czech Republic described in great detail.
Usti is the 1/8th
largest city in the Czech Republic and is more industrialized than most towns
we have visited and also more Westernized. We find it interesting that
there seem to be more obese people here than in the smaller towns we've
visited. We've also seen our first McDonalds and first KFC since Prague.
We are writing this
whilst waiting for our hotel to open. We are sitting in the square opposite a
Marks and Sparks :)
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