Andel Apartments Prague

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After a decent hotel breakfast (with really great cocoa granola), we started out by walking from our hotel through the Stare Mesto (the Old Town, and the heart of Prague) to Namesti Republiky, or Republic Square. [Note: I’m not even going to try to keep up with all the accents and symbols over these Czech names…]

From Republic Square, we saw both the Municipal House (Obecni Dum) and the Powder Tower (Prasna Brana) right next ...

... our way down to the Charles Bridge. Stopping at various shops along the way we worked ourselves back to the hotel to get ready for dinner.Embarrassing because of all the food choices we went back to the Hard Rock as it was so good the first night!

As usual, we had an early departure to Berlin and another 5 hour train ride.So after breakfast we were on the road again!

... stars around his head, and it's said that if you rub the statue and make a wish it'll come true! In the main square is a huge Astrological clock, which shows heaps of stuff, including the current zodiac, animals and creatures related to the state of mind. It goes off every hour and little men appear and the Grim Reaper rings his bell, hundreds of people gather underneath it, its kind of anti-climatic, anyone would think there was ...

... overlooking the Old Town Square with the castle and cathedral on the horizon. Not many people know about this place so it was a great place to enjoy a quiet drink and a meal. A wonderful end to a great day. We're off to Munich tomorrow (stopping at Dachau on the way) so Mario's been "prepping" his liver for the Oktoberfest... woo hoo! Highlight: definitely the view from the rooftop restaurant Low point: I had to go for my first nana nap this afternoon

... styles from the medieval to the 20th centuries . It was as if an alchemist had taken the extravagance of Rome, mixed it with the grandeur of Paris, added a unique twist of Bohemia and came up with this Bohemian Rhapsody!!! Everywhere there is something new, something old, something possibly very, very old. A Gothic gable here, a grimacing Baroque face poking from a flat, high facade ...

... and rocked up at our reserved time, eager and stomachs grumbling to have a regular menu plunked in front of us. We told the wait staff we were there for the Christmas dinner, as booked, and we were told it was no longer available, pick something else from the menu. Huh?!?!? Seriously? Why did we book? What is the point? It was all so matter of fact to them too; we just couldn't understand their insipid behaviour towards the situation. We stood up, got ...

... exhaustedly loped across the impressive stone Charles Bridge, which is a cobbled expanse punctuated all along with macabre gothic Christian statues. In fact the sheer amount of statuary in the city is remarkable, from Gargoyles on the corners of city blocks and Herculean characters holding the door lintels aloft, to modern contemporary art efforts of giant stillettos and pigs on the edge of diving boards, to huge medieval astronomical clocks. The ...

... Anyway big problem getting train ticket out of this country. I have been to station 3 times today. First wanted ticket to Heidelberg, Germany. Information man said, you will have to wait until night train Friday night - others have to many changes -maybe 7 he said shaking his head. Well I remember seeing that I could go on 2 trains thru Munich. Oh he wouldn't hear of it. So I go back to room look up trains, yes Prague to Munich , no stops ...

... Yesterday, I asked God that I be able to accept that he may be on the road to finding this healing, with someone else, and I truly heard God say to me, "You silly child, I am only answering your prayers. Of course your heart will accept the outcome of those prayers." Had it been a friend here on earth that told me that, I probably would have mockingly replied for them to shut their mouths, but as it was God speaking, all I could say was, "Yes, Lord. Thank you" and ...

... homemade plum brady - was good and 51%! Was probs one of my best days of the trip. Then took the train to Prague (still pretty drunk) before sobering up and then heading out with this american guy and english guy I met in the hostel. Went to a club but it was pretty empty so we scored some gear and rolled two FAT joints, the english guy couldn't handle ...