Karlovy Vary

Wednesday 16th October.

Stellplatz Hipodrom, Holdubek, Karlovy Vary.

Day 33.

This will be a short blog as no site seeing today😊

Last nights stellplatz was a parking area on a large car park used by local people who park up and walk the 800m into town for work etc. By 5 pm yesterday the car park was virtually empty but we had concerns it would fill very quickly and very early in the morning trapping us on the car park. So we were up early and away by 8 am and by 8.15 we were in the local supermarket which surprisingly was rammed at that time in the morning. True to our thoughts the car park was filling rapidly as we left.

The journey here today was 120 miles which we regularly do without much effort but this journey was a mixture of small main roads and even smaller lanes.

On two of the main roads we were travelling on there were road blocks as major construction was going on ahead and traffic was diverted, I estimate we must have driven at least twenty miles on roads very unsuitable for Homer. We were glad to arrive here and are staying two nights and tomorrow will be a leisurely site seeing day.

When we entered the Czech Republic we plotted a route in a north westerly direction designed to give us a taste of a variety of towns and countryside views. We chose Karlovy Vary for its reviews of the attractions to be seen, so we were amused and pleased to see that Alison and Peter who are travelling separately from us stayed at this town last night. You can see their blog on http://www.See-u-Later.co.uk we are staying at a different site as we had need to use campsite facilities.

Where we are staying is a horse race track with a 9 hole golf course and a driving range, there is a restaurant open to the public. The toilets and shower facilities are superb and you can even use the washing machine for free.