This was the first time that I had visited the Czech Republic, we visited Marianske Lazne (Marienbad) in May 2002. The reason that the Germans still call this town Marienbad is that up until the end of the second world war, the town was actually in Germany. But after the end of the war, it was given to the Czech's by the allied forces. So many Germans still call the town by it's original name.

Marianske Lazne is a neo-classical spa town that was built in the mid 1800's

Korina in the Central Park

Robert outside The Central Palace Hotel

The spectacular Hotel Nove Lazne

A view from the Central park of the Nanebevzeti Panna Marie Church on Goethe Square and the Central Bath

Korina in the Central Park and the Nanebevzeti Panna Marie Church

Some of the many wonderful buildings in the town centre

The Main Kolonada and it's gardens

The Kolonada amazingly is a gigantic 120m long healthy drinking hall, it has a number of restaurants, and mineral spring fonts inside

Robert in front of one of Marienbad's many fountains, the fountains are made up from some of the 40 healthy mineral spa's that are scattered around the Central Park

The main hotel avenue of Marianske Lazne

As you may have noticed from the photo's included, the town seems to have a particular code of colour, as nearly everything is painted in yellow & white

The wonderful town centre is worthy of a short stroll around

I am still trying to find out the name and reason for this statue, which is situated in the Central Park in the town centre

Korina outside the Russian Church

Korina taking a piccie of summin

All photographs were taken in Marianske Lazne (Marienbad) - Czech Republic on the 30th of May 2002.