Tabi & Devin

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🇩🇪Germany and Czechia 🇨🇿

From May 16 to May 24, 2022

Town’s we Visited:

  • Regensburg, Germany

  • Kelheim, Germany

  • Deuerling, Germany

  • Pilsen, Czechia

  • Prague, Czechia

  • Karlovy Vary, Czechia

    Places we visited:

  • Dult - Local Regensburg’s Fun Fair: Happens every year in May and the end of August / beginning of September. Link with more info. We went 2 times: May 17 and May May 20. BRING CASH!!! (euros). They don’t accept credit cards. First time was Devin, my brother Gui and I. We wanted just to check it out. So much fun. Second time was even better, I dressed up like a real Bavarian and we met my brothers coworkers. German gils are the most beautiful.

  • Alte Lindem Regensburg: Traditional beer hall & garden founded in 1901, serving Bavarian food with city & river views. Link with more info. Devin, my Mom and I went there for Lunch. May 20,

  • Weltenburger Kloster/Monastery Brewery: Weltenburg Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in Weltenburg near Kelheim on the Danube in Bavaria, Germany. Amazing restaurant and beer. Link here. Our last day in Germany (May 23, 2022) we decided to go on a boat tour to this Monastery. What a wonderful day with Mom and Devin. The day started a little cloudy but the sum popped and the day was perfect.

  • Boat Ride from Kelheim to Weltenburger Kloster: Link Here. BRING CASH.

  • Evang.-Luth. Kirchengemeinde Hemau: Church where Raphi was baptized. Link here. Rafael’s baptism was on May 22 followed by festivities at my brother’s and Maria’s house. Fun times and delicious food because mom cooked. Chicken Pie, rice, all kinds of desert.

  • Velkopopovická Karlovy Vary: Best food. I want to go back there now if I could. Link here.

  • Malá Strana - Neighbourhood in Prague, Czechia. Prague is so cuteeeee. It reminds of Belo Horizonte, so many bars and people drinking everywhere at anytime of the day.

  • Petrin Tower (Great view) Use the elevator if you are afraid of heights…(we used stairs because was cheaper lol around $12.97 pr person.): The Petřín Lookout Tower is a steel-framework tower 63.5 metres tall on Petřín Hill in Prague, built in 1891. It resembles the Eiffel Tower and was used as an observation tower as well as a transmission tower. Today the tower is a major tourist attraction. Link here.

  • Petřín Gardens: Hillside garden with areas for roses & fruit trees, plus a funicular railway & viewing tower. Link here.

  • Restaurant Nebozízek and Hotel: great view. Beer + views of Prague. Link here.

  • Appia hotel Residences - Prague: Great customer service, delicious breakfast, room was comfortable and clean. Short walk to bars, restaurants, beautiful places. Offers parking. Affordable prices for the room. Beautiful building. When I go back to Prague I want to stay here again. My husband and I, love it. Parking available for 13 euros.We did not use the car in Prague. We only used the car to get to Prague from Germany. Link here.

  • Autobahn in Germany… if you want to drive fast… “drivers are free to go as fast as they want in de-restricted sections of the autobahns. Yes, as fast as you want!” We did the max out rental car could take it… Around 115mph. But I advise you to go and take back roads as well. The mustard fiels were beautiful and you will see all kinds of cut liitle towns.

  • VIGNETTES. you need a “Vignetters” to travel by car in Czechia. If you don’t have one, you could get a fine. You can get that online. Link here. We got the 10 days pass. $13.10 or 310 Kč (Czechia currency).

  • U Salzmannů: The oldest restaurant and hotel in Pilsen. Link here. Czech cuisine is amazing. Delicious cuisine with excellent Pilsner beer. Devin and I stopped there on May 18 on our way to Prague.

  • Pilsner Urquell Brewery - Plzeň 3, Czechia: Glass-fronted brewery specializing in pilsner offering tours to brewing cellars & bottling plant. Link here. Devin and I stopped there on May 18 on our way to Prague.

  • Charles Bridge: Charles Bridge is a medieval stone arch bridge that crosses the Vltava river in Prague, Czech Republic. Its construction started in 1357 under the auspices of King Charles IV, and finished in the early 15th century. Link here.

  • U Parlamentu Restaurant, Prague, Czechia. Link here.

  • U Glaubiců Restaurant, Prague, Czechia. Link here.

  • Car rental. Link here.

Comments, thoughts and curiosities…

  • What are great trip. Short trip, only 7 days, but we were able to visit and do so many things and spend time with Guilherme, Maria, Julian, Rafael and my mom Rosa. May in Germany and Czechia is beautiful. The weather is great.

  • Thank you Gui, Maria, Julian and Rafael for the hospitality. We hope you guys can come visit us soon and we are looking foward to go back to Germany and Czechia. Maybe in August/September for us to be able to go to the Dult again? NOT THIS YEAR. But soon. Mom, obrigada por fazer suas comidinhas pra mim.

  • Annika, Maria’s sister and Felix, Annika’s boyfriend brought us to do a wondeful hike around Deurling (The town where my brother lives). Thank you.

  • The train ride from Munique airport to Regensburg was super easy to do, but once you buy yout ticket make sure to write your name on it or you could get a fine or they could yell at you…

  • Germany has more rules than Czechia… In my opnion.

  • The mineral water does not taste that good.

  • Germans are very fiendly and they all speak english.

  • “Prost” means Cheers.

  • Never been to Oktoberfest but I have a feeling it is similar to the Dult. The dult is way smaller and cheaper I would say. Everyone dresses up like the Bavarians and I can’t wait to own my Bavarian outfit (made in Germany). I want to go back every year if I could.

  • Bavarian is a part of Germany and Bohemia is a part of Czechia (according to Devin).

  • Bike people own the road in Germany. Respect them and they have more rights than you, if you are driving a car.

  • This trip inspired some new wishes and goals. I told Devin he needs to give me a new cute vespa and a professional camera.

  • Czechia is waaaay more cheap than Germany. Why? Because they have their own currence. NO EUROS there.

  • Lots of places in Germany will only take cash (EUROS). Bring cash. We brought a total of 200 euros.

  • Best beer in the world: Germany (my opinion. (My opinion).

  • Best sausage and mustard in the world: Germany (My opinion).

  • AIR France airlines offers good food and drinks. No masks needed.

  • Lufthansa was ok in terms of food, masks needed and the bathroom in the airplans was downstairs. They had 5 bathroons.

  • Time zone difference sucks.