Comments on: Travel Diaries – Brno

By: Josie Kelsh

Josie Kelsh — Tue, 26 May 2020 23:25:33 +0000

In reply to Ann. Thanks Ann. They are definitely different places with completely different feels about them. They also have a great rivalry as the two biggest citys in the Czech Republic :-)

By: Ann

Ann — Tue, 26 May 2020 11:11:52 +0000

What a pretty town, with so much unique history. I wish I would have gone there instead of Prague which I found so so… 😛

By: Josie

Josie — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 00:08:32 +0000

In reply to David. Thanks for the tips David. While there are definitely scammers everywhere, I felt Brno was safer than many places in Europe.

By: David

David — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 13:06:35 +0000

Many useful tips there, thanks for sharing! Indeed, from the Gothic architecture in Prague which brings you back 500 years, castles and mansions that are awe-inspiring and an up and rising food scene and the best beer in the world, Czech Republic has much to offer to everyone.

However, in this beautiful land also lie tourist-targeting scammers and petty crime. Do be wary of the trilero street scam, drink spiking, longhauling taxi, public transport pickpockets, shortchanging, street money exchange scam and many more!

By: Josie

Josie — Wed, 06 Jun 2018 08:23:29 +0000

In reply to LisaC. Lovely to "see" you here Lisa! What a co-incidence about Brno. Yes, we learnt about the need to book Tugendhat when we went to do in Brno. Should have done a bit more reading up on that before we arrived! Oh well, just means we have to go back again. That won't be a chore :-)

By: LisaC

LisaC — Wed, 06 Jun 2018 07:17:18 +0000

Josie – lovely to start reading your travel Blog, albeit a little late. I just chose this blog at random as I’d never heard of Brno before, but funny thing I met a friend for lunch today who just came back from Europe and had made a special trip to Brno to visit Vila Tugendhat (http://www.tugendhat.eu/en/)-is an architecturally designed house built in 1929 for a young couple and it was commandeered by Nazis during the war. Simon Mawer’s novel “The Glass Room” is a fictional account of a house inspired by the villa, set in Brno and my friend loved the book so was determined to visit Brno and the villa.

Unfortunately you have to book about 2-3 months in advance but my friend was lucky and managed a ticket through a cancellation at the last minute! She said it was worth the trip! How serendipitous is that? Two descriptions of Brno in one day.

By: Josie

Josie — Sun, 03 Jun 2018 22:53:09 +0000

In reply to Maloney. I hope you enjoy it! It's very different to Prague, but still worthy of a visit.

By: Maloney

Maloney — Sun, 03 Jun 2018 18:50:08 +0000

Love it when I find out about a new city I can tell I will love. I was blown away by Prague I’m going to definitely check out Brno next time!

By: Josie

Josie — Sat, 02 Jun 2018 05:41:47 +0000

In reply to Amy. Hahaha, yes, the door "artwork" was a bit strange. I am not an "arty" person, and I am always puzzled by things like this. I am sure there are many other people that find value in it though.

By: Amy

Amy — Sat, 02 Jun 2018 02:48:57 +0000

LOL at the door and what you found behind it! This seems like such a fun and friendly place to be!