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| View from the patio of Papa's Restaurant |
ONE THING TO IGNORE - The tour guide kept touting that Ivanka Trump was from there. Apparently they're insulated from the idiocy happening in the U.S. by her ex.
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| Inside Papa's Restaurant |
PAPA'S RESTAURANT - We stopped for lunch at a place called Papa's. It's located at Latrán 13, 381 01 Český Krumlov, Czechia. The restaurant had a nice patio out back, which provided a beautiful overlook of the Vlatava River. As we enjoyed a tasty lunch, the views were spectacular, and included the Cesky Krumlov Castle and the old town.
The food included international cuisine - steaks, home-made pasta, salads, ribs, wings, the Finest Czech and European wines. The website if you go: https://www.papas.cz/
VLTAVA RIVER FLOODING - We learned that the river some times flooded as high as 20 feet over it's banks, submerging part of the city.
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| View of the Old Town on the Vltava River |
ABOUT THE VLTAVA RIVER - The Vltava (vʊltəvə) is the longest river within the Czech Republic, running southeast along the Bohemian Forest and then north across Bohemia, through Český Krumlov, České Budějovice and Prague, and finally merging with the Elbe at Mělník. The Vltava basin has flooded multiple times throughout recorded history. Markers have been created along the banks denoting the water line for notable floods in 1784, 1845, 1890, 1940, and the highest of all in 2002.
HISTORIC FLOODING IN CESKY KRUMLOV OF VTLAVA RIVER:
Here's a video of flooding that occurred in 2013 (with a view of the castle we saw from the restaurant): Shot from the main bridge in Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic, on June 2nd, 2013. The terraces on the left side have been damaged. On the right side, the restaurant tables by the river's edge are completely gone.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot0KdrYMb1k&feature=youtu.be
NEXT: ARRIVAL IN GERMANY!!
