Day 6 - Zagan to Prague

 Weather was fine again, though once again not blistering hot early on. Today has been a day of road works and missed turns.

We'd barely started when we came to a road out of Zagan that was closed off. That took a while to navigate around. Once we found the way out, the going was good. Roads varied in quality from really smooth, to bumpy cobbles. First stop was for fuel, our first encounter of a pump priced in Zlotys. Second stop, was for a coffee break, though we didn't actually buy anything, just took a break. We had plenty of time to get to our next destination, Terezin, in Czechia. We left Poland, briefly re-entered Germany, then shortly after crossed into Czechia. Almost immediately, there were lots of bikers everywhere. We barely stopped waving. We easily saw more in the few hours in Czechia, than we had on the whole of the rest of the tour. With arrived at Terezin with about 50 minutes to kill before our tour. Seeking refreshment and a loo, we went to the Motor Museum next door. A sign on the counter said cash only. We'd not taken out any Czech crowns but luckily I had 146 from a previous trip, which just got us a coffee, a coke and a bottle of water.

Our tour of the Small Fortress at Terezin took about an hour, with another Marek guiding us. His English wasn't as good as Zagan Marek but still the tour was interesting and informative. It's always shocking when you here the numbers of Jews who perished and today was no exception. The walk from the car park takes you alongside a cemetery, where many are laid to rest.

Inside the small fortress

Terezin Cemetery by the Small Fortress

  Back on the road, we should have had only an hour to get to Prague and we would have but for another road closure. We ended up driving quite a few extra miles trying to find a way to bypass the closure, some down to me, after missing a turning or two. In the end though we were on track again and made to our accomodation for the night, a Boatel, albeit about half an hour later than anticipated. Our cabin is one deck down, so the water level isn't that far below our windows. The boat is very plush from what we've seen up top but we had some issues with the cabin, mainly the aircon, which needed a man to come and fix. The cabin is tiny but not the smallest place we've stayed. We make do.

Freshened up, we made our way in the main square to take some pics of the Cathedral and the Astronomical Clock (astronomically overhyped clock), before taking a stroll to and on the Charles Bridge, More photos done, we found a table at the Beer Museum (a bar, not actually a museum, though there is a beer museum!) and had our usual grub and beers. Grizzly was on the Urquell pilsner, whilst I had a wheat beer and something call Lazy Bastard, a 6.7% IPA. Food wise, Grizzly had a cheeseburger and I some ribs,

The Astronomical Clock

It has been a whistlestop tour of Prague but another place Grizzly can add to his list of places he's been on his bike.

Tomorrow, we head back into Poland, destination Wroclaw. Till then.