What?! Another rainy day?

Asian military collection in the South Moravian Museum

Rain was predicted, the local music festival might be even better today, and a nearby scenic loop ride beckoned, so we once again decided to spend a second night in our lodging town--these two-night stops are becoming a comfortable habit.  In the morning we spent a couple of hours walking around the quiet town, finding more of the old fortified walls and towers, and ending up at the South Moravian Museum, housed in a former monastery.  There were no collections of particular interest--some archaeology and flora and fauna (well displayed) plus some wrought iron pieces and one room of Asian military items spanning several centuries--Samurai swords, Indian rifles etc.  A strange collection, but the most interesting in the museum.

Lunchtime was approaching so we returned to our room for that and a brief nap.  At 3 a knock on the door from the Pension owner informed us, apologetically, that our room had been reserved and was not available.  The morning assistant (who did seemed confused and didn't speak English) had made an error.  So we packed up and he led us to another pension where we settled ourselves.  We had originally planned a longish afternoon ride, but the rain started as we changed abodes and kept up through the next several hours.  And the music festival was a non-starter today. At six we ventured out for a walk and later a beer at the local pub below our window, where we are the only customers. The town is definitely dead tonight, after that spurt of music and wine-tasting last night.

We realized too late that we really should have hit the road this morning and moved on to our next destination.  Tomorrow we will take that advice and head for Hungary, with a target of either Gyor or the Danube Bend above Budapest, depending on the weather and how much riding we want to attempt.