Autumn 2015
Even with our metro passes, we ended up doing more walking on Tuesday. Blake and I traveled back to Old Town Square and huddled in the drizzle with other tourists to watch the Astronomical Clock go off at the hour mark. It wasn’t that great. A few figures glide though a door that opens and then the show is over. After breakfast we met our tour group to explore the west side of the river. Both parts of the tour were through Prague Airport Transfers, the service we used from our flight to our AirB&B. Highly recommended! From the Charles Bridge, there’s a spectacular view of Prague Castle. The tour led us through “Prague Venice,” and over a love lock bridge. The story goes that once a lock is placed on the bridge, the only way to leave your lover is to jump in and retrieve the correct key. I really enjoyed the walk [hike] up to the castle. The streets are lined with Gingerbread shops, Trdelnik stands, and restaurants with cute patio seating. Closer to the Castle, the street become more narrow. At the top, there is a Starbucks. The view is grand. Nearly every roof of the city is an burnt orange and picturesque. The tour was timed so we arrived near the hour mark to watch the switching of the guards. On the Castle grounds is St. Vitus Cathedral. Anyone can enter the atrium, but to walk the perimeter and then have access to the rest of the grounds requires a ticket. Blake and I needed to pick up our night train tickets nearby and it was getting late, so we planned to explore the ticketed portions the next day. We walked a long ways south, still on the west bank, enjoying the buildings. This side of the city seemed a little less touristy, but had plenty to see. We stole some WiFi from a park bench to look up restaurant ratings on Yelp. Potato pancakes are the French fries of Czech cuisine. In the evening we stumbled upon a neat outdoor bar down by the river with a two-person cover band singing classic American songs. We hung out for a bit, then had a good time building our own 5 sampler at the Beer Museum.
Hello! Today I start my journey in Europe! I will be posting updates and photos here (more so than Facebook) if you want to keep up with me! Blake and I started in Tampa, we where took Megabus to a public transport station in Fort Lauderdale. From there, we boarded a light rail (just like the Coaster) to another station, and finally met a shuttle to the airport... 260 miles for just $7! Czech back soon! sbohem, Xochitl |
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