After Budapest Abe and I headed
for Prague in the Czech Republic, where we were to spend 3 nights and 2 whole
days. Prague is an exceptionally
beautiful city, everywhere you look the architecture is stunning. We had an early first night so that we
could arrive at Prague Castle early and try and beat the crowds, an idea that
worked pretty well! We spent the
morning at the castle visiting its many sights, including the massive St
Vitus’s Cathedral, St George’s Basilica (smaller but was the location for a
number of old graves) Old Royal Palace (where they also had displays detailing
the history of the castle, very interesting!), and a couple of art
galleries. I even surprised myself
by enjoying some of the art! From
there we wandered over Charles Bridge into Stare Mesto (Old Town), in
particular Staromestske nam (the Old Town Square), which is very pretty. After a bit more wandering we ended up
in Nove Mesto (New Town) and saw Wenceslas Square. The next day was much the same, except we also walked up the
hill in Mala Strana and saw some great views of Prague. Our time in Prague was pretty relaxed,
the hostel even had a pool so we went swimming a few times (good to be doing
some exercise!). And of course we
had to buy a bottle of Absinth… we didn’t see any green fairies but thanks to
the 70% alcohol we did feel pretty happy!
