Day 2: Prague

I was a little stiff waking up in the morning, we did a fair amount walking yesterday – by Kate’s smartwatch 7.4 miles. Again, we had a leisurely breakfast about 8:15am and headed back across the Charles bridge and down to the town square.

This was interesting because it is an atypical way to show a halo. Rather than circular, it’s more of a helicopter-ish view. We continued on to Town Square. but we had to wait a little until the Easter Fair and Municipal Ticket Office opened. The tickets for the lift up the tower were half-price before noon, and we got a subsequent discount for the hop-on/hop-off bus pass. The elevator up the medieval tower was shiny new and modern.

The round completely glass elevator is descending. We rode up and the view from the top was amazing.

A slightly out of focus view towards the mini-Eiffel tower created after the one in France, but as our tour guide proudly noted, 3 meters higher than the original (due to the hill it sits on).

The view to the far ridge with a TV tower on it, probably a great view for next time. After we rode back down se strolled back towards the river to pick up the Hop-on/Hop-off bus for a ride around the city.

We passed a car that apparently was severely overparked. Apparently, there is no active over-parking enforcement. I want to mention the sidewalks. Like the streets, they are cobblestone, but with small dark grey and white blocks about 2-inches square.

These sidewalks are all over the city, there is very little poured cement, just endless varied patterns of grey and white brick. As we were walking down to the ships last night, I saw several spots, a foot or so square, where the stones had come up and I snagged one.

We hopped on the trolley and rode all around the city while listening to the commentary on an app in the iPhone. It was interesting and easy on the feet. Fortunately, there was a stop just 2 blocks from the hotel, so we avoided the hike back across the Charles Bridge. Tomorrow, we get up early for the van/bus ride to Budapest, about 6 hours or so. (Link here)