Yesterday we visited a fab yet slightly morbid attraction in Brno - a Capuccin monastery that contains a crypt where their special trick is to achieve mummification of the bodies by passing a continuous slow stream of warm air over them. I was particularly excited to find a family of 3 in one part of the crypt, their family name being Grim. Apropriate enough I thought. The crypt thoroughly cheered me up and we celebrated in the evening by going with our hosts to the afore-mentioned laundry - cum bar - cum internet cafe and sampling the local amber nectar Litovel. I needed quite a bit to decide whether I liked it but on the whole I think it gets the thumbs up!
Today we slept in and followed up with some thorough mooching in the town. We went up a hill in the centre to a very high gothic catherdral (SS Peter and Paul. These 2 are very often found together in Czech churches as they are in the UK, and for some reason I have taken to calling them SS Pinky and Perky). We also went to the museum where they had a real catfish swimming about, thus completing a slovenly tourist day with plenty of much needed RnR. I may eat tonight in the local restaurant 'Sherwood' with dishes amusingly entitled Robin Hood, Arthur, Gawain, Lancelot and excellently Ocelot :) Somehow Athos Porthos D'Artagnan and Pathos have also managed to make an appearance. I have absolutely no idea what any of the dishes are but if they're as good as the names I'll be quids in.