A series of posts following David and Gail as they walk 480 kilometers from Prague to Vienna in 2014. September 19, 2014 It is hard to say what had the greatest therapeutic value once we arrived at the Svata Katerina Resort after a 40.5 kilometre day of walking. The food. The wine. The bed. All... Continue Reading →
Prague to Vienna on Foot: Long Hard Days
A series of posts following David and Gail as they walk 480 kilometers from Prague to Vienna in 2014. September 18, 2014 We leave our comfy two storey apartment in Myslkovich and head out on the first of two overly long days of walking. Today we head towards Jindřichův Hradek, some 37 kilometres away. It's... Continue Reading →
Prague to Vienna on Foot: Road Apples and Other Relections
A series of posts following David and Gail as they walk 480 kilometers from Prague to Vienna in 2014. September 18, 2014 Leaving Tabor, we faced four days of hard walking, a fate in part governed by accommodations that we could rely on. Many small communities simply do not have any hotels or pensions. Or,... Continue Reading →
Prague to Vienna on Foot: Tabor Meetings Festival
A series of posts following David and Gail as they walk 480 kilometers from Prague to Vienna in 2014. September 17, 2014 Tabor was the first of several planned rest stops as we traversed the Prague-Vienna Greenway. A day away from walking in exchange for city sightseeing. It was by happy coincidence that we arrived... Continue Reading →
Prague to Vienna on Foot: To Tabor
A series of posts following David and Gail as they walk 480 kilometers from Prague to Vienna in 2014. September 17, 2014 Our exit from Sedllčany the next morning started on a Czech hiking trail, a 'green' trail to be exact. It was a quiet mix of wooded trails and small roads, leading us to... Continue Reading →
Prague to Vienna on Foot: Two Days of Trails
A series of posts following David and Gail as they walk 480 kilometers from Prague to Vienna in 2014. September 14, 2014 Having discovered the Czech trail system yesterday and still wary of following the busy roads surrounding Prague, we elected to follow a series of red and blue trails on our third day. Of... Continue Reading →
Prague to Vienna on Foot: Day Two and the Discovery of Trails
A series of posts following David and Gail as they walk 480 kilometers from Prague to Vienna in 2014. September 11, 2014 Setting off from Pruhonice on day two of our walk, we soon ran into the uncomfortable situation of walking along shoulder-less roads with heavy traffic barreling towards us. Fortunately, we came across our... Continue Reading →