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Karlovy Vary in the east of the Czech Republic.
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Thermal mineral springs at Karlovy Vary

Brian Crawford

Today Callum and I took a day trip to Karlovy Vary, a popular spa town in the Czech Republic. It took two hours to get there by bus, and it only cost 140 Czech crowns for a two-way trip (on top of our PID annual pass), so it was definitely worth doing. It was a beautiful spring day in Karlovy Vary, and it was fun to try the different thermal mineral springs dotted throughout the town.

I didn’t get such great pictures, as it was very crowded and there weren’t any really good spots to take photos of the town, but I took what photos I could.

Bridges over the Ohře river in Karlovy Vary.
Bridges over the Ohře river in Karlovy Vary.
Karlovy Vary at the Karlovy Vary tourist sign.
Karlovy Vary at the Karlovy Vary tourist sign. You can see what I mean about it being crowded… you can hardly see the sign for all the people standing in front of it.
A thermal mineral spring gazebo at Karlovy Vary.
A gazebo where one of the thermal mineral springs can be found. There were several of these throughout town.
A thermal mineral spring at Karlovy Vary.
One of the thermal mineral springs at Karlovy Vary.
Another thermal mineral spring at Karlovy Vary.
Another thermal mineral spring at Karlovy Vary. This one was quite ornate.
A Karlovy Vary spa cup.
A Karlovy Vary spa cup. People carry these ceramic cups around to sample the various thermal springs. I liked this one as it had a list of the various springs and their temperatures on the back of the cup.
Karlovy Vary as seen on the way back to the bus.
Karlovy Vary as seen on the way back to the bus.
Becherplatz in Karlovy Vary.
Apparently, Karlovy Vary is also the home of the liquor called Becherovka, which (as far as I have seen) is the most popular Czech liquor. There was a place with a tour and a little tasting area called Becherplatz. We didn’t do the tour or sampling, but we did walk in to see what it was all about.

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