Now we traveling to Prague on the train. Seeing the countryside of Germany has been lovely -- lots of open space and even fields of sunflowers. I'm glad we've been taking trains because otherwise we wouldn't be seeing this. The Czech Republic is full of hills on which cities are built, old castles, a beautiful river that we've been riding parallel to, and just a beautiful landscape overall!
We had an excellent day in Prague. We arrived a little after 1 p.m. and checked our big backpacks for 5 euro and got to see the city with just our day bags. We ate lunch (bread, cheese, tomatoes, peaches) in front of the train station. Although it was a little sketchy, it was great to sit outside in the sun.
After lunch we walked into Old Town where the beauty of Prague hit us. The buildings look as though they are out of a fairy tale. We got to watch the changing of the astronomical clock, and then we walked over the St. Charles Bridge, which was amazing. Prague is gorgeous! To the left of the bridge is an island where we strolled and rested in the sun. Then we walked in search of dinner. We found a cute local place where we split a meal of roasted pork, dumplings, sourcraut, and a dessert crepe.
After all this we strolled back over the bridge, and just took in all the beauty! Now we are waiting for a 12:05 a.m. train to Vienna.
P.S. Karen bought a shot glass for her cousin's husband, and Maryanne bought a water color (framed) painting of Prague!
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| The Tour de France was going on around this time... but in Prague we saw the Tour de Kids! |
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| An awesome market we came across! |
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| Maryanne and some of the pastel, fairy tale buildings! |
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| The start of Maryanne's wedding photo bombing! |
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| These ladies were awesome! Can't remember if it was a bachelorette party but I think it was something like that! |
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| The astronomical clock! |
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| The crowd at the clock! |
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| The entrance to the St. Charles Bridge! |
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| A French festival happening on the other side of the bridge. |
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| The bridge had some beautiful religious depictions. |
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| A meridian right in Old Town Square! This is what Prague used to tell time before there were clocks! |
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