07 July 2008
Day 3 – Prague
We’re having a fantastic time here in Prague – the city is amazing! We arrived in the afternoon on Saturday, and spent the evening getting to know the city. We walked around for a bit, had Italian food near Wenceslas Square, saw Charles Bridge, had cheap Pilsner Urquell in a nice bar (£1 a pint!) and blueberry milkshake and chocolate cake in a hip cafe.
Yesterday we had lovely weather – sunny and warm. We went to the train station in the morning to book sleeper beds on the train to Bratislava for tomorrow, and then headed into Staré Město to see the old town. We saw the Municipal House, Old Town Square, Tyn Church, the cool astronomical clock, and climbed to the top of the City Hall to see the fantastic views.
We walked into Hradčany, where we had lunch (rabbit and wild boar!), and explored the largest castle in the world, Prague Castle, where the amazing St. Vitus Cathedral is. After all this walking we were so knackered we had a little nap in the shade in a garden in Malá Strana. We also went on the funicular railway to the top of Petřín Hill, where there is a beautiful rose garden and where Tulpesh climbed the 289 steps to the top of the Petřín Hill Tower. We had dinner in an authentic, world-renowned establishment – we think it was called something unpronounceable… like KFC? After dinner we headed to the cinema to watch Hancock, as it started chucking it down with rain!
Today we have explored the National Museum and walked around town, although it’s still raining, and soon we’re going to have lunch somewhere. We’re taking it a little easier today, as we walked almost 15 kilometres yesterday!
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