The true treasure in Cesky Krumlov is outside, not inside. Wear your comfortable sandals. As you traipse the narrow lanes, try not to be distracted by fellow tourists, but instead tune out to people. Rent a guided spoken tour headset from the Tourist Info center, or wear a walkman with some timeless instrumental music. Notice the walls of the buildings, and how layers of plaster have flaked off in spots, revealing even older scraffitti. Notice the curved gables and the eaves running under the red tiled roofs. Notice little paintings and carvings, and how they blend in – nearly unnoticed by some pedestrians. Sit in the shady park across the river, and watch the Vltava slowly meander past you, it might carry you along to a time long ago. Pack a lunch and leave early in the morning and the experience can be yours for as little as 300.- on a day trip there and back.