My Blog of Prague

Step count: 28,000. A new trip record. Many of these steps were uphill
in a convection oven with the way the heat was coming from the ground,
the wall, and the blazing hot sun.
But Prague is awesome. The architecture and scenery is amazing.
Everything else is super smokey. I feel like I've smoked a pack a day
here which I'm sure is doing a number on my lungs. Unfortunately it's
not just cigarettes if you know what I mean (cigars, pipes, and weed
to be specific).
Top photo: Astronomical Clock. It's the third oldest is the world and
the oldest that is still functioning. It's coming up on it's 601
anniversary in October. Masses of tourists wait in front of it on the
hour to see some things happen. Check out Wikipedia for the details.
Second photo: Vitus Peter's Church. Most significant church in the
Czech Republic. It had exquisite stained glass in the widest variety
of colors.
Third photo: a view of the back of the church.
Fourth photo: We had heard from a backpacker that KFC had free refills
so when it was lunch time and we were passing one it was impossible to
resist. Not only was there ice, but the diet pepsi tasted more like
diet coke than coca light. We spent a considerable amount of time here
enjoying the free refills and bathrooms.
Last photo: There was an awesome open-air market where we found dinner
that was some of the best food from the trip. Chicken shish kabob on a
baguette. We had crepes for dessert. It was all so good.
We did a lot of window shopping. I did manage run into Hard Rock Cafe.
We didn't eat here but a bought a shirt that I'm happy to add to my
small collection.
One of the funnest things we did tonight was totally random. Picture a
bike with one driver, six seats in a circle facing each other, and
crowds of people dashing to get out of the way. The contraption might
be called a spider bike and all we had to do was tip the driver. It
wad five minutes of sheer terror, laughter, and excitement. We walked
around for a bit after and ran into the newer part of Prague which was
a nice change of scenery.
It was a great way to end this leg of trip and say goodbye to Shannon
and our other travel buddies. Bon voyage!