03/17/2026
Day 4 - When my original itinerary was delayed, I ended up cancelling an overnight trip to UNESCO World Heritage site Český Krumlov since it would have taken two days from an abrievated trip. As a replacement, I ended up booking an expensive, but totally worth it excursion to Terezín which was occupied by the N***s in the 1940s and converted into a ghetto, prison and temporary way station before thousands and thousands of innocent people were sent to the death camps in Poland. It was a haunting visit through and through and something that will stay with me for a long time. After Tezerin, we traveled further north and took in some of the sites of the beautiful Bohemian Switzerland National Park (no, its nowhere near Switzerland). The sandstone cliffs are simply breathtaking and the natural beauty was a small balm of sorts after the darkness of the first part of the tour. My tour guide Pete was a local with deeps roots in the country and endless knowledge, and I was joined by four almost almost teachers from Canada who were there for a 3-week teaching immersion experience at an international school in Prague. Pete also taught for a time during Covid so we often fell into fascinating cross-country educational talks about the state of teaching and living in three different countries. It wasn’t the day I had orignally planned, but it was a truly amazing experience and a perfect last day in Czechia. I also officially visited Germany as well as part of the tour so another country off my list! I can’t recommend the tour more highly if you are ever in the area! Let me know and I can send you the details!
