Day 5 - Moravia

Today we were hoping to have a lie in after a thousand miles in the road, but instead we were up at a reasonable hour for breakfast and then out with Lilka in her Corsa to Lednice Castle. Tomas followed on his CBR 125.

The castle is undergoing major renovation work and this includes painting it like a blancmange in a yellow colour. We had the tour for 150kč and opted to save the 50kč it would have cost for the English speaking tour. The printed explanation in the binder is quite sufficient.

We then took a horse and card ride around the park to the minaret. A kind of folly built by the owners in the 1850's.

The walk back was okay as long as the sun stayed behind the clouds.

Lunch was in a nearby town Vlatice at a Czech restaurant. Luckily Lilka was there as my Czech might not have got us much more than "dva piva".

From there we headed to Mikulov to check out the wine shop. Moravian wine comes in all shapes and sizes and we chose a reisling and a couple of chardonnay's to bring home.

We had a walk around the town and although I have been past on route 52 I have never actually stopped off. The town has some majestic buildings and a large castle. The latter visible for miles around.

Once back at Lilka's we could relax a little and plan Saturday's timetable.

Dinner, wine and then bed!!