Andel Apartments Prague

... off the train for not having the right ticket. For the rest of the ride we got to know each other better and decided we would meet up again the next day to explore around and go on a free walking tour together.

An hour or so after we had left Regensburg, the train stopped again and the door swung open, “Poliezi”. And what do you know, a familiar face… the blonde policeman. Hey! See! We DO have our passports! Yes right here! See?! Then he calls over another ...

... you actually want to see at all, this one definitely is. A hike thru, & getting desperately lost in, new town (about 500 years old, in other words Australia is newer in terms of discovery, than the so-called new suburb of Prague) led me to the TV tower, & proved that yes in fact there are giant black babies climbing up the tower. Apparently they’re the size of cars? Seriously bizarre. One of the parks has a few of those babies on display in it, just in case you ...

... girl in the street who could translate for us but by now the apartment owners refused to answer! Finally, Jaroslav our greeter arrived by taxi and let us in. Despite our frozen state, the wait was worthwhile for our apartments are sensational. Huge (especially compared with Vienna) and modern.It's a pretty average area but these old buildings have been tastefully decorated and are very cool (and warm at the same time !!).            

... and local people mingling. The first night we ran into some American girls that were from the east coast and they were happy to show us their favorite spot. After dancing till we were sweating and maybe a few kisses it was already 430 in the morning and we were getting hungry so it was time for our first stop at a Mcdonalds. The food was just like the states but I was able to order a beer, with my meal, a Pilsner Urquell ...

Finally, we received another stamp in our passport! We caught the train from Berlin HBF to Prague Hlavani, this time in a second class carriage which was still okay, there was plenty of leg room and comfortable. It was late in the afternoon by the time we left our apartment and begin our tour of Prague. We headed for Stare Mesto (Old Town), which was a 20 minute walk. For us to get to Stare Mesto, we crossed Charles Bridge which ...

... buried inside the Tyn Church. He died a tragic death. During an overindulgent dinner with the Emperor, he died of a ruptured bladder. This was because it was rude to leave the table before the Emperor did. We carried onto Wencelas Square, a more modern center. This is where the portests were held by the people before the fall of Communism (called the Velvet Revolution because the Czech people protested peacefully, and went so ...

... built over 200 years ago. (They have added a few things like fire escapes to make it safer - but that was 100 years ago!). We had a box on the second level (out of 5 levels of boxes). The performance of Don Giovanni was by competent, but not great performers - but we knew that was the case - in fact it was better than some reports of what we might expect. They only put one 1-2 performances a month out of the middle of summer, and this was sold out - we got our tickets over the ...

... to our old buddies next to the strip club for some pizza. Having already checked out of Pension Tara, we grabbed our bags from the tiny reception area, which by that time was literally full of luggage, and asked the best way to get to the main train station. The woman replied, "which one?" to which we answered, "huh?" Apparently, Prague has two main stations, and while I was looking for our train ticket in my bag, I mentioned that while I couldn't remember the ...

... lunch on another river island in the middle of town. On the first Monday of each month, the state museums are free, so we headed up to the National Museum, which was predictably, if unfortunately, closed by the time we arrived. It was very hot, so we headed home for a cooling ale and a power nap, then headed back into town for dinner... at a restaurant!!! Happy days! We ate at a place called Bar Lavka situated just below Charles Bridge. The food was adequate ...

... bridge to walk across and look at the B&W photos everyone was selling. I got a picture of the bridge, on the bridge. We did some window shopping and i headed back to camp to chill out for the evening. Claire, Mel and Dan came back for dinner and we headed to the camp restaurant which was dirt cheap and delicious. We filled ourselves up, Mel and I went for a walk around camp an then relaxed for evening, getting ready to head for Poland in the morning...