Wow! Thanks very much. I have a couple other questions! Is it necessary to purchase the train tickets you mentioned in advance? Or is it necessary to purchase in advance to get the SAVER fare? We are concerned we may not make connections, so wanted to wait till we arrived in Berlin before reserving seats. We would try to get the bus to dresden, stay overnight there and then train to Karlovy VArdy in the morning, but not 100% sure. 2nd question: We are flying in and out of Berlin (cheapest place to fly), but will be in Czech Republic for 2 weeks. Where is the best place to buy/rent a phone for our trip. The only reason we need a phone is to make room reservations. . . Do we get one at the Berlin airport, or do we wait till the Czech Republic? Never done this before, so don't know the issues. 3rd question: Can you help us plan a 3 day walking trip in the Sumava. We will not have a car. We will be visiting Chesny Krumlov and can train from there. We'd like to hike about 8 miles or so a day and stay in pensionnes along the way. We need to end up somewhere where we can get public transportation again back to a city. Thanks very much!!!
Ellen
I already answered it at your original post.