Olomouc, Czech Republic
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We are on our second day in Olomouc, a very quiet and quaint town in Eastern Czech Republic. The difference between here and Prague is quite dramatic; there are no other English speaking tourists, prices are very cheap here, and you don’t have to pay to enter any of the churches. A few interesting things about this town: it has its own pro soccer team, you can eat pizza for supper in the basement of the town hall, it has quite an assortment of mythology themed fountains, it has the second oldest university in the Czech Republic (it has teaching, phys. ed., science & theology faculties), it has its own castle and cathedral (where an 11 year old Mozart wrote his Symphony in F Major), and the hero of the Czech Republic – King Wencelas – is buried here. It’s the ancient capital of Moravia, and a fantastic place to soak in a lot of culture with very little effort.
We explored the art gallery this morning (it’s free day at the gallery). George is thrilled that the gallery is the one place in town you can get a real cup of coffee. Typical of Eastern Europe – they run water through the coffee grounds several times in most cafes, so all you get is colored water. The art gallery, aside from having good coffee, has an eclectic mix of Soviet era art, art reflecting the WW2 experience (& concentration camps), as well as engravings, modern art, and 1600th – 1800th century art.
We booked our train tickets to Krakow (1135 Kc) this morning – we will be there tomorrow at approx. 4:00 PM (Polish time), it is a 5 and a half hour train ride. Last night we booked a room at the Hostel Express in Krakow (70 Zl). We’re off to the pro sport plex for a swim this afternoon, and a wander through town.
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