
The clouds have gathered on Saturday morning and just about every weather report I can find isn’t promising. Breakfast at the Hotel Central is somewhat chaotic – the buffet is good but the seating arrangements less so. I walk through a building site on the first floor to find what looks like a large conference…

When planning this trip, I wanted to visit at least one location that wouldn’t be an obvious choice. Plzen is around 85 kilometres south west of Prague. If you’re from the UK, the chances are you’ve not heard of it, but it has a number of attractions, not least the Pilsner Urqell brewery. It’s also…