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Wales and family time.

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 Usually I end up racing to get connecting flights at Amsterdam Schiphol, so I allowed extra. Of course, for once I didn’t need it. Anyway, it gave me plenty of time to watch the Man in the Clock at the airport. I watched for a long time, convinced some poor soul was stuck in there changing the clock every minute. It’s amazing. Anyway, I then found out they had made a 12 hour video of a real actor erasing the hands and repainting them . It is a perfect optical illusion.  The weather on arrival can only be termed ‘atrocious’, even for Britain! Freezing sleet/rain and a strong, biting wind!  Never mind, the warm welcome from Ceri, Mabli and Betsi.made up for it a million times over. I was ‘home’ again to my wonderful, yet crazy Welsh family.  Next day we headed to the next little village with Ben and his two gorgeous children, Nanci and Toby.  Toby was the star of the coming weekend , turning 1! We were super lucky with the weather, sunny and warm, so much so that...
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Cesky Krumlov- 2 nights and last stop in Czech Republic

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 And what a last stop! This is definitely a city out of a fairy tale! With the huge,  awe-inspiring castle perched on the hills above, the majestic castle tower beside it, the labyrinth of narrow cobbled streets with centuries old, colourful buildings on either side, and the meandering Vitava River wrapping the different parts of the city in this beautiful horseshoe bend, it seems the perfect place to finish my Czech Republic tour. So, I’m taking a breather whilst there’s a short patch of drizzle to write my blog. I have to say that I was worried that the visit would be spoiled by the huge numbers of tourists descending on Cesky Krumlov. Everyone had warned me, so arriving to almost nobody in the town was an immediate bonus. They must have all been in the castle or at lunch! I was somewhat surprised to be dropped off by the taxi at the top of cobbled steps leading from just below the castle entrance to the city. My poor old suitcase isn’t too happy on all these large cobblesto...
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