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Last Day in Prague
... to see. Our last stop in the Prague Castle grounds was the Golden Lane. The Golden Lane is a street of old buildings that used to house goldsmiths. Today they are filled with gift shops. We went inside a few of the houses, but did not go into them all. First because we were not looking to buy anything and second because the doorways were so low I had a hard time getting in at 5'8", much less Ryan who is even taller. At the bottom of the castle we ...
Ahhh Praha....
... of 41 (including a couple with the wife in a wheelchair who look like she just sprained a knee or ankle in my professional opinion :) across town on/off public transportation, assisted with the wheelchair on old cobblestone streets for over 3 hours but somehow it was still amazing. Exhausting but amazing. All the beautiful vista views were taken on that tour to put it in perspective. 5. Waking up at 6 with Jason (Yes, we actually woke up early) and ...
Warming up to Prague on a cold day
... I knew I could find food I'd like as well as a good Czech beer. I had a ham sandwich and a Gambrinus. I was sitting at a rather small table (It was actually a bourbon barrel) when the server asked if I wanted to sit at a larger table and she pointed out one with 8-10 seats and I told her it was just me. She said it would be better if I were to order food. After ordering I noticed a group of 5-6 ...
Prague - day 42, 43 & 44
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Day 44
Today we caught the tram back into the town to purchase our train tickets to
Munich as we were not catching the bus, and skipping Vienna, Austria.
The old town had some amazing food to offer, including huge cuts of
pork on the spit, bratwurst, Chech donuts, Burkac (Chech wine which
is half fermented and low in alcohol, really tasty) and other nuts
and very tasty snacks. We also checked out the Astronomical clock,
which ...
The Last Installment
... grumpy for about half an hour afterwards. We then caught the (wrong) tram to Prague castle but got there eventually and had a wander around. It is a huge Gothic structure with gargoyles and lots of embellishment. Very different to the ones in the smaller Czech towns we had seen. Later we went to a medieval torture museum and it actually made me feel quite ill.
We took a day trip to Kutna Hora the next day. From the train station we walked to the town’s ...