Today was supposed to be our longest and hardest day. It was the longest but not the hardest day. We may have climbed more than other days but there were no impossible climbs. It couldn’t have been too hard; we were at the hotel by 3:00.
In the communist era, the Russians built a one lane road along the Austrian border; this was for military vehicles only. Today, it makes a great bike path. Thanks, commies. We were in the forest most of the morning. The thirty kilometer climb was a non event. In the afternoon we were in farmland.
I think is was about 35 km where we stopped for gelato. At 50 km, we had a picnic lunch.
Late in the afternoon, maybe 10 km from Telc, our route detoured to a monestary. I believe the name of is was Svata Brana.
Today’s destination, Telc, is another UNESCO town in the southwest corner of the Bohemian-Moravian highlands. It is near an ancient provincial route from Vienna to Prague – exactly at the midpoint. We’re here for town tomorrow and will have a guided tour of the castle so I’ll talk about the town then.
Loving every minute of your boring posts, John. Give Brenda a kiss for me. Bettye
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