Absolut Prague

Tuesday 9th June. We packed up and headed north to the Czech republic where we were heading for Prague. We arrived on the out skirts of the city and to a campsite in the boonies in a field. However it was an excellent campsite but 20kms from town meaning we had to catch a bus and tram in . The site was relaxing ,had a restaurant and swimming pools (heated indoor plus outdoor)too. The only problem was our campsite was very near another due to the ...

... 2 doors opened, figures at the back moved passed for less than a minute, doors closed. Have seen better in Ebbw Vale. As usual when we were on holiday we saw people and bridal party arriving at church next to clock. We stopped outside the Grand Hotel Praha to look at their advert for dinner to the best of jazz when we were pounced upon by a member of staff, whirled into the hotel to see menu ...

... Peeing Boys! After the tour i explored some more & found an International Folklore Festival where many different countries were taking part. I got myself something to eat & took a seat & the next performance on stage was the Maori's from New Zealand! I must admit i got goose bumps & felt a little homesick. There was one guy who is from Queenstown & plays up at the Gondola! Such a small world. I headed home about 9pm & decided no alcohol, as i wanted to be up early to explore ...

... attractions for me. To tell you the truth, I took a free morning tour with a guide originally from UK until I was left in the crowd in front of Astronomical Clock showing the performance of dolls on the hour. I was supposed to give him some tips, but I couldn't, although I am thankful to him. I was free in the afternoon, but because I was not intrigued by other attractions, I headed for my hostel.

In the first plan, I decided to spend two days in Prague, but I changed ...

... legends behind it were very interesting. The performance by the clock was not overly exciting just a parade of apostles and a bell ringing skeleton. We then went to Prague Castle where we wandered around the castle courtyards and gardens. The line to go in was so long that we didn't want to waste any of our precious time waiting. Of course, to get to the castle we walked over the Charles Bridge ...

... Potato Dumpling recipe. Arran and I decided to try both and they were both delicious! The dumplings weren't my favorite as they tasted like rubbery water and flour. A different taste but not to my liking. The last day was a little rainy and cold but we still decided to tour a different part of the city. We made our own walking tour fun by walking a bit and if the rain came down too hard all the better reason to stop ...

... good thing, because I know close to nothing about Stanley Mathews or indeed Stoke city). He wandered off as well, the younger guy came back and started yelling "Sparta" until we both said it back. Sorted- we drank up and promptly went across to the Tomtom cocktail bar where we proceeded to write top quality poetry in Poveys notebook for all our friends- including such hits as (and I must emphasise most of these were Poveys ...

... where i'm coerced to go back out to visit the local pubs with a few other guests till the wee hours - what has changed? Well nothing really. The castle is still there, the teahouse has moved up the hill opposite the entrance to the castle, i have seen the bears for the first time. But something is different... IT SNOWED IN CESKY KRUMLOV FOR MY FIRST TIME. Enjoy the pics!!! Next up is Paris for New Years then back to Egypt again in first week of Jan! Grin

... sound at my hostel's doorstep. Not that I had any idea where that was but the day was young. Though, I will say that I'm starting to get tired of the whole 'being in new city with no idea where you are' feeling. When you are hot and tired you just don't enjoy it anymore. The hostel was nice except it had two buildings and I chose poorly. The van dropped me off in front of the one building but I crossed the street to ...

So Prague was really fantastic. Day one, we arrive late on Tuesday night and get back to Jeff's dorm to drop off our stuff before going out to night at some club. Day 2, we wake up and go exploring in the city. We see Old Town Square, Wenceslas Square, some old and really cool Clock that the designer of which had his eyes gouged out so that he could never make a clock as beautiful, the Charles Bridge, Prague Castle, and all sorts of awesome stuff. That night we ...