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Kutna Hora - Wednesday 20th September

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Yesterday we went to Kutna Hora,  a town about an hour from Prague.  It's heritage listed by UNESCO,  and quite beautiful.   Interesting experience getting to Republic Square.   Petra gave us instructions on which trains to catch and what station to change trains at.   Simple!!!!   Hopped on the first train,  no worries,  got off at the ritht station,  walked over to the next platform to get the next train,  again,  no worries.   Got off the train,  up the mile-long escalator,  isn't that St Ludmillas Church?   Can't be!   Yes,  it is!   We were back at the station we'd left from!!!!!!    Let's get a taxi.   Where's the taxi rank??   Walked miles,  didn't even see a taxi,  getting close to departure time for the tour,  and we don't know where we're going!!!    Found a 'Fair Fare' taxi stan...

Still Friday in Isafjordur

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This is the trip to,  from and at the Dynjandi Waterfall. Small tunnel through a mound.  This is a panorama of Flateyri,  taken from the barrier built to divert an avalanche into the fjord. The town was virtually destroyed in 1995,  and didn't fully recover.   It's a beautiful little village. The church at Flateyri. Landscape near Flateyri. The drive from Flateyri. The fish drying shed. The fish drying shed. Geese drying under the fish shed. Church in Flateyri. 'Barriers' to slow the avalanches. This is my farm! The road across the fjord. Snow in the mountains Transporting the sheep and cattle feed. Heaps of these little waterfalls up here,  as well. Snow in the mountains. A road well travelled! Holding up the signpost after a BIG climb.  The road behind!!! Where we've been!! The drive along the fjord. We stopped here to dr...