Prague, Denmark-recommendations

[Crankin]

True for the cycling. Our tour began in Czeky Krumlov and was mostly in very rural areas, crossing the border into Austria. It was cool to do that by bike.

[mirliluck]

True for the cycling. Our tour began in Czeky Krumlov and was mostly in very rural areas, crossing the border into Austria. It was cool to do that by bike.

That does sound very cool! I'm jealous! I have only come into Prague from the German side the direction of Dresden, which is stunning landscape. But I only ever go to Europe for work-related reasons. I really need to get over there for a cycling (or skiing ) vacation!

[shootingstar]

Some great info here! We are planning to squeeze in 1 day in Cesky Krumlov. Looks like a beautiful city but we might miss out on a Rennaissance annual festival that they have. (Five-petal rose festival) We probably take the train part way and bike, just so that we can spend more time in the city itself and then take late evening train back to Prague.

Interesting about the status of cycling infrastructure in Prague. Mick, you're very lucky to even get to travel overseas for work purposes! When was the last time you were there?

We are flying into Frankfurt and will be combining cycling and taking train to explore part of southwestern side of Germany. Go into Freiburg, Strasborg in France (there for 1 day), etc. He also has relatives near Karlsruhle.

Strangely maybe to some folks here, what might be a bone of contention is me accessing his laptop computer which will be less compared to him since he does have some work related and cycling projects/emails to handle while on the road. He is also attending a cycling conference in Copenhagen and definitely will need computer to make notes, etc.

Meanwhile I want to blog this trip. So am hoping some hotels will have guest computer Internet access. But maybe not except for 1-2 cities.

No, I don't have a laptop nor do I want to lug it around Europe on bike.

[mirliluck]

The last time I was in Prague was close to this time last year, about the first week of April. The weather was great!

I don't think you'll have a problem finding a computer, either at your hotel or one of the internet cafes. The hotel I always stay at in Prague is called the Hotel Pav (it's owned by Best Western now), and they do have some computers for guest use on their main floor. And an AWESOME breakfast included in the rate! The quarter it is located in is one of my faves in Prague too. But yeah, you're not going to find an abundance of bike lanes or even other cyclists in Prague like in Denmark or Germany.

Frankfurt is not my favorite German city...I find it kinda boring and too business-like, but I've heard great things about Freiburg though I've never been. Southern Germany is great in general. If you get to Munich I think you'll find it to be quite bike friendly.