Prague so far

So we left the land of beautiful women (Hungary - it really is full of some of the most gorgeous women I have ever seen) and arrived in the city of tourists. We were able to spend all our forins, which the bus driver was unimpressed with, as there was a small fee for stowed baggage, fortunately we got on, it just meant our bags were handled a little roughly. Our first night here we went to Charles bridge, and it seems everyone else had the same idea until we saw how packed it was today. After the bridge we stopped at the museum of medieval torture... how glad I am to be living in the 20th/21st century. Some of the things we saw were so horriflying it is difficult to comprehend their reality and that people actually experienced it. Anyways moving along. Our appetites were so worked up we had to stop for a nice Czech dinner. We ducked down a side street and found this cool old looking stone pub, with the heaviest wooden chairs imaginable. I had some meat with gravy and dumplings and David had the same sort of dumplings in goulash. He said they were just like his Gramma used to make and quite delicious. I was starting to feel sick so we called it a night early. I popped in the earplugs and slept like a log.

Unfortunately it did nothing for my illness and I woke up feeling like I was hit by a train. You can even see my re-enactment of it on film when we return. So, our first stop was the pharmacy where I got just the drugs I needed. Our destination today was the old Prague Castle. We read in the book that the changing of the guards occured at 12 noon and it was 11:30am. So we "froggered" it through the throngs on Charles bridge and arrived just in time. It was busy but we got up a little higher on some scaffolding. After that we tried getting into St. Vitus' cathedral, but the line up was outrageous, so we bought a ticket for some of the other sights. Our favourite was the story of Prague Castle. The history of people inhabiting the area dates back to at least 5000 BC. We saw all kinds of impressive old relics. The Convent of St George was another highlight as it housed Czech art from the last 2 centuries. There was a lot of it too. After so many pictures of mountain scenes and portraits we were a little weary. Walking towards something else we saw St. Vitus' line had dwindled to nothing so we went in. It was very impressive, especially the stained glass. Glad to get away from the crowds we went out through the gardens and eventually back to our hostel neighborhood for some chinese food dinner. We booked flights to the UK which was also quite exciting. We fly out of Berlin on July 16th. After dinner we were in search of a quiet drink at a Jazz club. Unfortunately the recommended location had an expensive cover, so we found a place nearby. However, there was some kind of party in the back room with music as well, so when the Jazz trio was due to come back on instead they refused to play. We left shortly after for a walk down the main street in the new town. It was full of Cabarets playing "Grease Lightning". We're back at the hostel now and its off to bed. We hope to avoid the tourists tomorrow. Wish us luck.

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