I liked the Parliament building in Budapest, although we had to try 2x to get tickets. I wanted to try the Gellert baths but we didn't manage to fit it in (and we would have had to split up the family by gender I think).

>>total driving time most of the day (10 hrs?)<<

I don't understand that option.

Prague to Cesky Krunlov - 9:00-12:00

Cesky Krunlov visit for 3 hours 12:00-3PM

CK to Linz 3:00-4:30

Linz visit (I've never visited Linz) 2 hrs 4:30-6:30

Linz to Budapest 6:30-11PM

Are you sure you want to do that??? - spend an entire day and all of the evening & only see CK & Linz (nothing pursuaded me to visit Linz when we were there this ast Sept).

Stu Dudley

Cesky Krumlov is beautiful & warrants at least one whole day, if not two. You won't see anything or appreciate CK in 3 hours. I agree with StuDudley; I would fly from Prague to Budapest.