Cesky Krumlov - UNESCO World Heritage Site Plaque

This just touched my heart. Cesky Krumlov is a perfectly preserved wonder and I am grateful that the people there care enough to keep it up.


The text of the plaque is:

In the year 1992 the historical town center of Cesky Krumlov was added to the UNESCO List of World Cultural and Natural Heritage. Thus, the skills, feelings and love which our ancestors put into building this town over the past eight centuries have been duly recognized. It is our duty to enhance those values with equal love and preserve them for future generations.

Cha Cha Changes - The Rule of the Travel Road

Yep, the only constant is change itself. The biggest fact of life on the traveling road: what ever your plan - Things Will Change. Alot of things will change. And that's the joy of traveling, being willing to do things different, do altogether different thing, roll with the punches and have fun while you're doin it.

Ahhhh, the tickets have been purchased. Its amazing how life can change so much with one little click of the mouse. Well, actually this time it was one little phone call. So now its real. No dreaming of getting back on the road and thinking of million places I may want to go someday. No. Now its real. Now its time to get focused researching where I really want to go. Lisbon is out, London is in, and its time to get cracking on finding all the culture, adventure, food, exploring and fun to be found in Austria and the Czech Republic.

When in Greece last year, we went to Rhodes for a few days - Amazing!!!! I'll post some pix from that in the next few days just for the fun of it. The Palace of the Grand Masters, the walled city of Old Town Rhodes, the Mosque of Suleiman, the Street of the Knights, it was like stepping into the past and walking thru medieval times. Ok, well, just as far as the architecture goes. The city was a bustling, exotic mix of shops, restaurants and people. Beautiful sparkling jewelry, unique items and stacks upon stacks of bright colored carpets called my name. I had heard of World Heritage Sites before that. Now that I've been its my new addiction(well, after National Parks). So I'm excited to be able to see so many more World Heritage sites on this trip.

Take a peek at the full list of World Heritage Sites. Its organized by country and includes both natural and cultural sites. There are 878 amazing sites of our human culture to explore all over the world. Find your call to adventure today.

Bryce, Zion, Lisbon, Prague, Milan, Vienna..not too bad for one month...

Revving up the engine for a bit of global fun. September's gonna get a great start with a quick zip over to Utah for some RnR in the National Park zone. We'll be going on a National Park extravaganza, Zion, Bryce and maybe even Arches and Mesa Verde. Once the rubber hits the road who knows how far we'll go. Ah, Adventure.

Later in the month its off on a quick Euro-Break. Starting in Portugal with a few days in Lisbon and some wandering in the vicinity. Looking to take in Sintra, as well as Alcobaca and a few other monasteries. Then its off to Prague, with a quick stop in Milan for some shopping on the way.

After some time settling into the Golden City of Bohemia, we'll wander off again to Cesky Krumlov and Lednice-Valtice. Gotta love the World Heritage Sites! Then its a quick hop over the border to Austria. Starting in Linz we'll make our way down the Danube Valley to the Wachau to take in the scenery and medieval glory. Next its Vienna with possibly a quick zip to Budapest and then back to Prague to zip home.

So buckle up and stay tuned. There's more wandering coming your way!