Hey there, hello, how’s it hangin’?
Got a lot of photos to share from my family vacation in the rolling green Jeseníky Mountains.
Jeseníky are a Czech mountain range near the Polish border. The area is known for having the cleanest air in the country. It’s a good place to relax, recover and recuperate. Many popular spas are located in the area, but they’re far less known than the Czech spas nearer the German border to the west. We drove from our cottage (an old farmhouse in the country bought by Mrs. the Werelynx’s grandfather in the early 1970’s) and took a shortcut through Poland. Brought back a lot of memories of our trip to Warsaw several years ago for my brother-in-law’s wedding. We stayed at a very large and nice cottage near the town of Jeseník, arriving early in the evening. We cooked dinner for ourselves and waited for our friends to arrive. The next day we’d begin exploring the area.
The highest mountain in the Jeseníky chain at, 1491 meters, is Praděd— ol Granddad. The first day we hiked to the top.
The following day we visited a large peat bog near the village of Rejvíz and hiked out to a small lake.
Most of the group headed off for another hike and I wandered around the village and found a couple spots for sketching. We all met later for dinner.
The next day we were in need for some rest so we went to an aquapark with water heated by natural hot springs.
Of course the next day was set for another big hike, the day I chose to sit on my duff and do the sketch that opens this diary. I did some hiking and exploring too.
Another day we took a walk in a town known for its spas and mineral springs. There was a whole trail in the forest that led past 17 different mineral springs. We got to most of them.
With all the limestone and marble in the area there were bound to be some caves. we toured two of them.
And on our final day we packed our bags and left for a couple more adventures before heading home.
Being along the border there were bunkers to explore. Of course the Czechs completed this one just in time for it to be handed over to the Germans for target practice.
The same town where the bunker complex is located also has an interesting monastery
Thanks for stopping by.
This is an open thread— and a bit later than usual. Dashing this out after a day of brick and concrete work. Sorry for the delay!