We left Lysa nad Labem in light rain which shortly became a downpour. As it was warm and humid R had chosen not to start in waterproof leggings but this decision was quickly reversed. We left L nad L on a quiet road heading west which after a while met up with cycle route 24. It took about 1.5 hours to reach the Labe by which time it was fine enough to remove our waterproof clothing.
We decided to cross to the south side of the river at Celakovice and remained on that side to Brandy's nad Labem. The route was almost always along the river bank. The track ended at B nad L with a steep climb to a schloss which was in the process of renovation. We walked on into town and stopped for a drink at a small cafe. Just as we were leaving it started to pour with rain again and waterproofs were needed for the short walk back north across the river to our pension in Stara Boleslav.
The town square in B nad L was undergoing a major renovation so we were quite pleased to be staying in Stara Boleslav which has two fine churches and a cathedral. A man entering the cathedral, which was closed, allowed us to enter it for five minutes to look around. He didn't speak English and we didn't speak Czech. It's surprising what you can manage with sign language. It was a very impressive church, especially to a couple of proddies. We read later it is one of the oldest Baroque churches in the Czech Republic.
We had a meal in the town courtesy of Google Translate. Only a Czech menu was available. It was not one of our better Czech meals, more like the food you get in a big chain restaurant.
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