The Kafka Project has landed in Bedzin, in Upper Silesia (which is actually south and east of Lower Silesia). Byron and I are staying at a small, two-star hotel (one of only three hotels in town) across the Przemsza river from the 14^th century castle, the symbol of Bedzin, which is celebrating its 650^th anniversary this year.

It is a coincidence that we are here since we weren't planning to come back after the Magical Mystery Literary Tour made a quick stop on our journey between Prague and Krakow. But maybe it's not such a coincidence. On our first morning, when I looked out the window, a van with the number 108 was parked outside.