Prague June 24 -26

For years, I have been hearing from people that they think Prague is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. With our limited running around so far in Europe, I would have to agree. The old buildings are amazing and every single street is a photo op. There is a lot of history in this city and because it did not suffer much damage during the Second World War, the city still has the majority of its old buildings. Prague is a must see for anyone that enjoys old architecture.

Our first day in Prague, we took the train into town from a mall near our campground and we wandered around town looking at the various buildings, squares and churches. We discovered that there was a three day music festival taking place around the river. You know us, not one to pass up a music festival. There was not much happening the first day, so we wandered on to the King George’s Bridge. This bridge is a famous landmark that shows up in most photos. It was beautiful and has magnificent statues lining both sides of the bridge. Presently, the bridge is Pedestrian traffic only, which in Prague means it is busier than heck. I think everyone must know this is an amazing city. Prague has more tourists than any other city we have been to on our trip, it is almost impossible to avoid them. We walk back into town to find a pub to watch the Brazil v. Portugal game. We find a nice pub with a good TV (and the nastiest wait staff ever). We watch the first half and then move to another pub that has a tiny TV and fantastic staff and customers.





Back into town by train the next morning. Today we start with the Castle and the surrounding area. The castle is not a medieval castle like we would think of, but a conglomeration of buildings on the hill that work as a walled palace and various palace buildings and churches. It is an enjoyable several hours and the view of the city below is fantastic. After a few hours, we need a break from the tourists and we head for the music festival. This is a nice break form the tourists. We find a stage to settle down at and play cards and listen to two bands. It’s not the Blues stage with Bob Shepherd, but it is still enjoyable. We wander on to another stage to listen to an Irish band. Having had our music fix, we head back at a reasonable hour to have dinner so that we can watch the USA v. Ghana game on the television at the camp bar. It was a good game, but very disappointing that the boys couldn’t keep it together in extra time. Luckily, the Czech beer is good and cheap. We were surprised to see that many of the people in the bar were cheering for the US team.

We had a nice visit to the Czech Republic and would like to have spent more time exploring the country, but we want to be in Germany for the England v. Germany game. Time to go.

~Jeff~