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{Travel} Weekend Getaway to Brno

Weekend getaway to Brno was both scary and exciting. I had to wake up really early since my flight was at 7:30 and honestly as much as I wanted to make use of my day off from work I also value my sleep but one must do what one must.

 
99% of my getaways this year will be with Wizz Air as they offer affordable (cheaper) flights than providers and fly to a lot of Eastern European destinations that you wouldn’t normally consider as a getaway places except for Prague, Bucharest and Budapest.

I had made a decision last year to ensure 2016 is a year I travelled more than ever before. I am blessed with a good paying job with some nice benefits and then on top I have this blog which has become a source of travel income and opportunities. When I was booking my trip to Praha (Prague) with my friend I decided to check out other places I could visit and Brno jumped at me, now it’s not a place I had heard of or even knew where it was but I checked it and found me a £15 return ticket as you must know by now my spontaneous self bought the ticket without a second thought and only later I learned it was in Czech Republic same as Praha.

Spilberk Castel Brno
Spilberk Castle roof

Brno Spilberk Castle
Spilberk Castle grounds

I always book airport transfer so upon arrival in Brno my driver was waiting, he drove me to my hotel which was less than 30 minutes from airport. Brno is second largest city in Czech Republic but the airport was smaller than Kaunas, Lithuania which is basically saying its small. Because I arrived early I couldn’t check out the hotel had strict checking in time policy so I went for a wander around the city.

I quickly familiarized myself with the transport system. I had taken a bus to the castle then walked back to the hotel with my google maps. Then to explore the rest of the town I took the tram to Nove Sady which is basically near the town centre, from there I was able to walk to the Capuchin Crypt & church though both were closed when I arrived I would have loved to see the mummies. To the left of the church you can see St. Peter and St Paul’s cathedral and before that you walk into bishop’s court which is a beautiful enclosure. To the right of bishop’s court is the cabbage market (also called the vegetable market) though done for the day when I got there, it supplies fresh fruits and vegetables. I walked around then returned to the cabbage market and to its left you can walk an alley way that takes you to the old town hall which has beautiful small towers with the middle one slightly bent it is thought the architect did that on purpose.

Brno Bishop's Courtyard
Brno Bishop’s Courtyard
Brno
Pathway to Bishop’s Courtyard



From the old town hall turn right at end of alley and walk further into the town centre where you will find the phallic clock which if I am honest looks out-of-place and nothing like a clock but more like a huge bullet or something not to be mentioned on the blog (😂😂📷).

Brno Phallic clock
Phallic clock

 

Brno
Brno Old Town Hall

 

Brno Palace
Brno Palace

 

Brno
St Peter and St Paul Cathedral Brno

 

Brno cabbage market
Cabbage Market

I was able to see quite a bit in the 4 hours that I explored Brno and I think you can certainly do it in a few hours. Should you get a chance definitely add Brno to your list of places to visit in Eastern Europe.

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Comments

  1. Renata says

    I live near Brno and I’ve never seen it so empty! It’s crazy to see something I know so well from another perspective 🙂

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  3. Jolene Cox says

    wow .. what beautiful photos.. i used to go traveling on my own all the time before i had my little one. x i never heard of brno before.. thanks for bringing it to my attention x

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  4. Mudpie Fridays says

    Ive not heard of wiz air before but will check them out. I think you are very brave going travelling on your own I am not sure I have the guts! Looks like you got around a lot of the city though 🙂 x

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  7. Dunja says

    Nice photos! I visited Brno on a school trip in 2013. (we stayed there only few hours) and i though i don’t remember much but i was excited when i recognized almost everything from your pictures 😀
    P.S. If you like eastern Europe, i recommend you visiting Serbia, it’s beautiful (although it’s more on the southeast) 🙂

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  8. Ana De- Jesus says

    I was wondering how many trips do you go on a year? Brno looks great is there any travelling tips you would reccomend i.e. bargain deals, spending the least amount of money as possible ect?

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  10. Zoe says

    I’ve never heard of this place but it looks great. Was it somewhere you could take kids or is it more of an adults only place? Only asking because we love to go travelling and this looks like it’s full of history and not too busy, which would be great for my kids.

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  12. Laura says

    I too couldn’t have told you where Brno was but my brother used to live in the CR! He lived near Prague in Piltzen. It seems a lot like this – to me it felt about 30 years behind somehow? Everything was a bit dated. Beautiful but like big modern glass buildings hadn’t made it there yet. Except for maybe that big ‘bullet?!’ Haha!!

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  13. Emmmmerz says

    I am so very jealous of your travels! My husband and I hope to be stationed in Europe next.

    (I wonder if I could convince him to get a smaller version of the clock, bwahahaha.)

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  15. Ruxandra says

    Love the cathedral! Actually, having grown in Eastern Europe myself, I have not visited much there 🙁 I’ve been living in the Western Europe for some years and focused much more on this area. I recently realised the beauty of those countries and decided to give them a try!

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  20. Yvonne says

    Wow this place looks lovely. I have to say I had, until now, never heard of it. I hadn’t heard of Wizz air either, I must check it out as it may give us some new ideas on where to go. thanks for sharing. x

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  21. Dean of Little Steps says

    I must admit before you mentioned where Brno was, I couldn’t for the life of me, figure out its location 🙂 But now I know it’s in Prague and looks amazing! Would love to visit too, especially since you mentioned how cheap the ticket was. Must put this in my list-of-places to visit 🙂

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    • Miranda says

      It’s not exactly on the map of tourist destination lol the only place people know is Prague and not that Brno is in Czech Republic too

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