Czech Republic

Thu, Aug 08, 2024

Bolesławiec, Poland to Frýdlant, Czech Republic

miles today 40

miles so far 2,187.4

feet climbed today 2,605.0

feet climbed so far 61,457.0

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We had a nice breakfast as usual. 

We left around 9am. The weather forecast is for temperatures in the 60s and cloudy, so much cooler than yesterday. 

We had some good roads and some bad roads.  Some up roads and some down roads. And some roads under construction. We went through some small towns that were nice and some that had a lot of deteriorating buildings. We saw pretty trees and pretty fields... and mountains in the distance. And some churches. 

There were two little stores on the border. We didn't go in.  We ate our lunch and pedaled on.

Mugs on the fence posts.

We got to Apartment Bowling Frýdlant around 3pm. This place cost $68.26... no breakfast. 

And, yes there is a bowling alley. 

We walked to dinner to find out that their credit card payment machine wasn't working. So I walked back to the room to get my ATM card to use the machine next to the restaurant.  The minimum withdrawal that showed on the screen was 1,000 crowns. So, I did that... $53.50.

I had a grilled goat cheese salad. It was 222 crowns... around $12.

After dinner we walked around a bit more and found a grocery store to get a snack and breakfast. 

We got rained on lightly just after crossing into Czech Republic 🇨🇿.  And 40 miles wasn't too long,  but 2600 feet of climbing was quite challenging as some of the hills were pretty steep. I saw some 8, 10 and even a 12 percent grade! 

Words I learned in Poland. 

Thank you = Dziękuję (this took several days to learn to pronounce)

Yes = Tak

No = Nie

Toilet = toaleta

Restaurant = restauracja

Stop = Sklep

Carbonated = gazowany

Water = woda

Accommodation = noclegy

This was a great snack recommendation from my niece, Rachel. They had a texture like cheese puffs with a carmel and peanut butter flavor.