Marketa Prague

... to Republic Square where the old city hall is with the clock tower. We went into several of the churches around the square. They are beautiful old churches but no photos. I try and respect this but there’s usually someone in there sneaking photos with either their tiny camera or cell phone. Today was no exception.

We did go into the Old City hall but with my hip, we ...

... the tour, but later we returned to the Spanish Synagogue. Its claim to fame is "the most beautiful Synagogue in Europe". I don't really know how it got that name. It was quite nice and full of lots of gold. But also pretty small. The pews only held about 30 people, but who knows if they were the original ones or not. Next our tour took us through the aptly named big square. It had lots of clocks which were a big deal in Prague and ...

... was nearly as long as the river Nile! Check this out though 46 Czech Korunas for 1 pound!!! So not really knowing what to expect we arrived in Prague and paid 700crk for a taxi straight to our hostel, then trying to work out what we actually paid in pounds...? Any way at the hostel they sold beer, great!!!!!! 25crk for a can and then upon going out we found the odd bar selling PINTS for 17crk "F*#K ME" that's a licence to get ...

Prost! I was inmy room in Berlin confused about my next stop when some stranger i knew for about five minutes says Prague is cool...Works for me! Nice town except I'm further into the language barrier and the locals are a little bitter sometimes because its a huge english tourist spot. I cn see why, local beers are 1.50 max and waters about 2! Haha, I met two canadians on out way to ...

... about 300 meters to a wooden bridge (sounds like thunder when cars pass over it) and then the cobblestone wind uphill to pass by a large castle built into the cliff face and then goes another quarter mile to the journeys end at our hotel. Well actually this does not end the journey because our room was at the very top of the hotel (fifth floor) How do I know this? Because when we got of the bus I vetoed Christy's decision to get a taxi and we lugged all ...

... again lose control, or drink absinthe :) but as always, I came out just fine. The rest of the trip was uneventful, roaming the streets through hoards of tourists, I can say that without my absinthe experience, Prague would have been just another over-visited city. While it is absolutely beautiful, with it's charming winding streets and unbelievable architecture, there's not much else to see. We visited the castle, which didn't impress me in the ...

... memories from this ancient city. I crossed the Charles bridge numerous times and saw all there was to see in the castle. The history, the architecture and, of course, the cold Czech beers were all perfect additions. There even seemed to be a unique vibe here. All seemed tranquil and ...