Comments on: A Trip up the River Vltava http://rickyyates.com/a-trip-up-the-river-vltava/ Ricky Yates - A blog and more Thu, 17 May 2012 15:07:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Ricky Yates » Blog Archive » Baba and Podbaba http://rickyyates.com/a-trip-up-the-river-vltava/comment-page-1/#comment-9709 Ricky Yates » Blog Archive » Baba and Podbaba Sun, 11 Apr 2010 19:34:42 +0000 http://rickyyates.com/?p=538#comment-9709 [...] overlooks the Vltava River which runs through the centre of Prague. As I have written previously, the Vltava is navigable from where it leaves the Labe/Elbe at Melnik, all the way to Prague and onwards to the Slapy Dam. [...] [...] overlooks the Vltava River which runs through the centre of Prague. As I have written previously, the Vltava is navigable from where it leaves the Labe/Elbe at Melnik, all the way to Prague and onwards to the Slapy Dam. [...]

]]> By: andy@xbox support http://rickyyates.com/a-trip-up-the-river-vltava/comment-page-1/#comment-9318 andy@xbox support Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:39:12 +0000 http://rickyyates.com/?p=538#comment-9318 just wanted to say how beautiful your pictures are of the places you have been to, i havn't heard of most of these places but they look so lovely! Štechovice Lock looks so scary due to the size of it but i bet it was a wonderful experience seeing such a place like this, i always wonder how many lovely places in the world that are hidden that man will never find! just wanted to say how beautiful your pictures are of the places you have been to, i havn’t heard of most of these places but they look so lovely!
Štechovice Lock looks so scary due to the size of it but i bet it was a wonderful experience seeing such a place like this, i always wonder how many lovely places in the world that are hidden that man will never find!

]]> By: Civil Engineer http://rickyyates.com/a-trip-up-the-river-vltava/comment-page-1/#comment-9143 Civil Engineer Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:53:50 +0000 http://rickyyates.com/?p=538#comment-9143 As a civil engineer from fascinating your pictures of the locks is really amazing. It makes me realize how many wonderful engineering marvels there are in this world that I never even know of. Thanks for the beautiful pictures. As a civil engineer from fascinating your pictures of the locks is really amazing. It makes me realize how many wonderful engineering marvels there are in this world that I never even know of. Thanks for the beautiful pictures.

]]> By: Oliver@Consumer Advice http://rickyyates.com/a-trip-up-the-river-vltava/comment-page-1/#comment-8943 Oliver@Consumer Advice Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:56:13 +0000 http://rickyyates.com/?p=538#comment-8943 These locks really are amazing, I had no idea that any this large existed. Thanks for bringing this to my attention and thanks for the wonderful photographs. It must have been a fantastic journey. These locks really are amazing, I had no idea that any this large existed. Thanks for bringing this to my attention and thanks for the wonderful photographs. It must have been a fantastic journey.

]]> By: Philip@Laptop Guide http://rickyyates.com/a-trip-up-the-river-vltava/comment-page-1/#comment-8774 Philip@Laptop Guide Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:53:46 +0000 http://rickyyates.com/?p=538#comment-8774 Inland waterways are a functional, but also historical, feature of landscapes. In a world where most travel is done by land, canals and their related structures are a reminder of the days when water travel was both cheaper and quicker than land travel. Nowadays of course, inland waterways are most often used for relaxation and recreation. Let's just hope they remain useful far into the future! Inland waterways are a functional, but also historical, feature of landscapes. In a world where most travel is done by land, canals and their related structures are a reminder of the days when water travel was both cheaper and quicker than land travel. Nowadays of course, inland waterways are most often used for relaxation and recreation. Let’s just hope they remain useful far into the future!

]]> By: naz@cape villas http://rickyyates.com/a-trip-up-the-river-vltava/comment-page-1/#comment-8628 naz@cape villas Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:12:44 +0000 http://rickyyates.com/?p=538#comment-8628 Wow I am amazed by this journey you have taken, I've read the entire post which is usually unlikely to happen. Not only that I read all the comments as well. These canals in Prague are incredible but the locks is something else. I have only seen tiny ones in comparison to these. Useful that all these dams are use for Hydro Energy. Really captivating story, I came across it searching for amazing trips. I'll remember it. I do agree with guy though, from this story I can tell your a purist. Wow I am amazed by this journey you have taken, I’ve read the entire post which is usually unlikely to happen. Not only that I read all the comments as well.

These canals in Prague are incredible but the locks is something else. I have only seen tiny ones in comparison to these. Useful that all these dams are use for Hydro Energy.
Really captivating story, I came across it searching for amazing trips. I’ll remember it. I do agree with guy though, from this story I can tell your a purist.

]]> By: Ricky http://rickyyates.com/a-trip-up-the-river-vltava/comment-page-1/#comment-8330 Ricky Mon, 22 Feb 2010 06:29:26 +0000 http://rickyyates.com/?p=538#comment-8330 Guy - Thank you for your facinating comment. As you say, providing a boat is not too large, it is possible to use a trailer to tranship it around the dam. But there would be a fairly low limit on the size of boat for which this would be feasible. Out of interest, what was the size of the boat you transhipped in 1995? Thank you for calling me a purist. I don't think anyone has done that to me before! Guy – Thank you for your facinating comment. As you say, providing a boat is not too large, it is possible to use a trailer to tranship it around the dam. But there would be a fairly low limit on the size of boat for which this would be feasible. Out of interest, what was the size of the boat you transhipped in 1995?

Thank you for calling me a purist. I don’t think anyone has done that to me before!

]]> By: Guy http://rickyyates.com/a-trip-up-the-river-vltava/comment-page-1/#comment-8316 Guy Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:37:18 +0000 http://rickyyates.com/?p=538#comment-8316 You were correct in recounting that Slapy Dam has no lock. In 1995 I was lucky enough to be asked to return a half decker from the lake to Praha for winter birthing (the lake freezes over in winter). It was possible to get from the lake to the river by hiring a man with a tractor and trailer to reverse down the slipway above the dam, take the boat via the lane and return the boat to the water via a slipway just below the dam. Cheating for the purist like yourself, and has limitations on the size of the boat. Great article. You were correct in recounting that Slapy Dam has no lock. In 1995 I was lucky enough to be asked to return a half decker from the lake to Praha for winter birthing (the lake freezes over in winter). It was possible to get from the lake to the river by hiring a man with a tractor and trailer to reverse down the slipway above the dam, take the boat via the lane and return the boat to the water via a slipway just below the dam. Cheating for the purist like yourself, and has limitations on the size of the boat.
Great article.

]]> By: Ricky http://rickyyates.com/a-trip-up-the-river-vltava/comment-page-1/#comment-2051 Ricky Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:12:46 +0000 http://rickyyates.com/?p=538#comment-2051 Hi Minnie - Yes it is music buffs who tend to have heard of the Vltava because of Smetana's set of six symphonic poems entitled 'Má vlast', 'My Country' or 'My Fatherland. The one entitled 'Vltava' is probably the best known of them. The first in the series is called 'Vyšehrad' which is the ancient citadel and Church that we passed on the boat trip on our way out of Prague. Hi Minnie – Yes it is music buffs who tend to have heard of the Vltava because of Smetana’s set of six symphonic poems entitled ‘Má vlast’, ‘My Country’ or ‘My Fatherland. The one entitled ‘Vltava’ is probably the best known of them. The first in the series is called ‘Vyšehrad’ which is the ancient citadel and Church that we passed on the boat trip on our way out of Prague.

]]> By: Minnie http://rickyyates.com/a-trip-up-the-river-vltava/comment-page-1/#comment-2044 Minnie Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:29:01 +0000 http://rickyyates.com/?p=538#comment-2044 Fascinating post, Ricky - all I know of the Vltava is from Smetana's 'Ma Vlast', so it's great to have some views and background info. Thank you. Fascinating post, Ricky – all I know of the Vltava is from Smetana’s ‘Ma Vlast’, so it’s great to have some views and background info. Thank you.

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