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A good first impression
... we learned our lesson the first time...
A stones throw away from the station, we arrived at the Boscolo Autograph Collection hotel, a 5-star resort by Marriott. Formerly a royal palace, your steps echo off the marble floors as you gaze all around at the decorative ceilings and gold trimmed artwork. Boasting a world class spa, pool, steam room, and sauna, it goes without saying that this is certainly a couples retreat for those willing to shell out the coin. ...
Castles and Crossbows
Big day at the Castle
We started walking to the castle. We first went to a church looking for the tomb of King Wenceslas,do you remember the christmas song good king Wenceslas? The church is named St Vitus Cathedral. We also went to a palace were the two governors were thrown out the windows. We saw a room that people jousted in it was ...
Hello Prague
... It's a bit more chilly here) I walked over to the Prague Towers. It's a Baroque Bell Tower that offers a panorama of the historical center of Prague. I got about 80% to the top and then let my fear of heights get the best of me. It was very cramped towards the top and there were too many people in the tower for my taste. The tower is located close to the famous Charles Bridge. It's noted as one of the world's most ...
Railway Snoozing
... Bridge which has countless statues lining the walls of the bridge as well as vendors selling jewellery, portraits and paintings. The bridge was founded by Charles IV in 1357. Numerological curiousity--Charles IV founded the bridge in "1,3,5,7,9,7,5,3,1"-- 1357, 9th month, 7th day, 5:31 am. We spent the entire day exploring all parts of the city, but mainly the main square and the surrounding areas. ...
Arrival in Prague
... structure with no elevator going to our rooms. This makes for a lot of stair-climbing to get to the rooms. The bellman from the hotel who brought all of our luggage up the stairs was literally dripping sweat, as he was lugging about 100 pounds of luggage up the steps at a time (after he had unpacked our van, went to an off-site parking garage to park it, then walk back from the garage)!
Anyway, the views from ...
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