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Walking the Šárka Valley

Signpost for the circular red route. EL. DR. is an abreviation of 'Elektrická dráha' - 'Electric railway': another name for the tram system. © Ricky Yates I have blogged previously about the Šárka...

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When Ricky went to Rícky

Ricky at the entrance to Rícky. Sorry about closing my eyes! © Ricky Yates In January 2012, I wrote a post entitled ‘Exploring the Czech Republic‘, in which I told of my discovery of a place in the...

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Orlické hory

The Orlické hory from Masarykova chata © Ricky Yates This post will be more pictures than words, in an effort to give a broader overview of the Orlické hory / Adlergebirge / Eagle Mountains. All the...

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Hrad Litice / Litice Castle

Litice Castle © Ricky Yates In advance of our recent holiday in the Orlické hory, I followed my usual practice and spent some time examining detailed maps of the area, looking for interesting places...

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Hora Ríp

Hora Ríp as seen from Vražkov. Note the yellow waymark © Ricky Yates Hora Ríp is a prominent hill, located about 48 km/30 miles north of Prague. It protrudes from the otherwise relatively flat Central...

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Ceský Ráj

The view from Drábské svetnicky © Ricky Yates         Ceský Ráj, which literally translates into English as ‘Czech Paradise’ or ‘Bohemian Paradise’, is beautiful area of sandstone rocks and forests...

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Ceský Ráj revisted

Hlavatice rock tower © Ricky Yates         Last Friday, during my post-Easter break, I explored the Hruboskalsko, another part of Ceský Ráj, a beautiful area of sandstone rocks and forests lying...

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The Ökumenische Pilgerweg, Vacha and the Inner German Border

Here Germany & Europe were divided until 08.00, 12th November 1989 © Ricky Yates Observant readers of this blog may have noticed that my wife Sybille, has not had a mention in any of my recent...

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A walk in Ceské Švýcarsko – Bohemian Switzerland

The path to Pravcická brána © Ricky Yates On Monday 15th February, I took a proper ‘day-off’ and went for a near 20km walk in Ceské Švýcarsko – Bohemian Switzerland, the beginning of keeping the...

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Görlitz

The twin spires of St Peter & St Paul’s Church, Görlitz © Ricky Yates   The town of Görlitz is located in the far south-eastern corner of Germany and is about two-and-a-half hours drive directly...

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Walking Der Ökumenische Pilgerweg – Görlitz to Gröditz

Peregrinus Herberge, Görlitz © Ricky Yates       As explained in the opening two paragraphs of my previous post, back on Tuesday 18th August 2015, Sybille and I drove from Prague to Görlitz, in order...

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Walking Der Ökumenische Pilgerweg – Gröditz to Kamenz

On the morning of Friday 21st August 2015, Sybille and I set out from the Pilgerherberge at Gröditz, to walk 20km to the large town of Bautzen. As you can see from the photographs, we were blessed with...

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A winter walk in Ceský Ráj

Hrad Kost/Kost Castle © Ricky Yates     Last Wednesday, 21st December, I took my ‘day off’ for the week and went for a 12km circular walk through another part of Ceský Ráj. You can see and read about...

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Ružovský vrch

Ružovský vrch as seen from above Huntírov © Ricky Yates Late in the afternoon on Wednesday 31st May, after I had been successfully connected to the internet, I went for a walk in the hills behind...

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A walk from Stará Oleška to Srbská Kamenice

My house & front garden © Ricky Yates           This blog post is an invitation from me for you to join me on one of my favourite walks through the CHKO Labské Pískovce, the landscape protected...

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A walk from Jetrichovice to Srbská Kamenice

The path into the forest © Ricky Yates     A few weeks ago, I took the bus northwards from Stará Oleška, through Srbská Kamenice, to the southern edge of Jetrichovice. From there, I made my way back to...

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Why did I decide to retire and move to live in North Bohemia?

My home in Stará Oleška as it looks today © Ricky Yates This is a question, sometimes with slight variations, that I’ve been asked time and again this past year. So as this is my four hundredth blog...

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Bastei

Entering the National Park on the yellow waymarked route © Ricky Yates Last Friday, I drove over the border into Germany, in order to visit the Bastei, a major landmark in the Sächsische Schweiz/Saxon...

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A walk above Kanon Labe

The Labe river flowing towards Germany, where it becomes the Elbe © Ricky Yates On Saturday 1st September, a group from my former congregation at St Clement’s Anglican Episcopal Church, Prague, are...

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A Walk to Hinterhermsdorf

Me, above Malá Pravcická brána © Ricky Yates Now that summer is here, I’ve been determined to get out and explore more of this beautiful area on foot. Being as close as I am to Germany, I’ve...

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