Monday saw us heading towards Poland with the goal of getting camping close to Oswiecim (Auschwitz) which we planned to see the next day. We had a long drive ahead of us, SatNav reckoned 5h 30m at the least so we braced ourselves and headed off. First in the direction of Kutna Hora, a small town about an hour away from Prague.

Bone Chandelier

The reason we were heading to Kutna Hora was the Aussies had told us about a church in the town which housed the bones of 40,000 people. The bones had been dug up by František Rint in 1870 and arranged in various ways. “The macabre result of his effort speaks for itself. Four enormous bell-shaped mounds occupy the corners of the chapel. An enormous chandelier of bones, which contains at least one of every bone in the human body, hangs from the center of the nave with garlands of skulls draping the vaults. Other works include piers and monstrances flanking the altar, a large coat-of-arms, and the signature of Rint, also in bone, on the wall near the entrance.” Thank you Wikipedia for that. (See the full page here)

Coat of Arms

We caught up with some of the Aussies from the Prague camp site and walked around the church together. We swapped numbers and talked about meeting up sometime in another city, because our travelling routes were very similar. Then we were off to Prague. The drive was long and by the time we crossed the Polish border, still with an hours travelling to go, it was dark.

We arrived at our campsite at around 9pm and pitched the tent in the dark. We are getting pro at this now. I think by the end of the 90 days we’ll be able to compete professionally. Anyone who thinks they can pitch a 4 man Halfords tent faster, give us a call.

We had a wash. Had a read. Had a chat. Had a sleep.