Alfred's mother wanted to revisit the city of Cesky Krumlov (German: Krumau) in the Czech Republic, where she was born and attended elementary school, with her children and their partners. So we organized a three-day trip to this beautiful city.

Castle of Ceský Krumlov with Vltava river (German: Moldau)

We had the idea of ​​cycling to Český Krumlov and then continuing on to Prague after the family reunion. So we took the train from Munich to Passau and cycled around 365 kilometers to Prague in 7 days, with a total elevation gain of over 4,600 meters.

Stunning Prague, the capital of Czech Republic, is definitely a must to see in Europe. It is an UNESCO world heritage site; a cultural, political and economical hub of Europe with a rich history. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia, residence of several Holy Roman Emperors including Charles IV (1316 - 1378) and an important city of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

We started our trip to Prague in marvelous Dresden, Germany and bicycled 5 days along the rivers Elbe and Vltava (German: Moldau) - a  distance of approximately 260 kilometers mainly on paved cycle tracks without significant slopes and disturbing traffic. The first step of this itinerary was really challenging because we took local trains from Munich to Dresden.