Prague, Czech Republic

Country number three. We were moving along at a rather rapid pace through the countries. On our first day in the city we went to see the Infant Baby Jesus of Prague, which is a wax statue of Jesus as a child given by the Spanish. After that we went souvenir shopping and then off to dinner at a Steakhouse. A very relaxing Sunday for the family.

The next day we took a tour of the city. We saw:

-Prague Castle
-Prague's version of the Eiffel Tour
-The Astronomical Clock, which has become a running joke with the family due to it making on our list of things to do in Vienna when it actually is in Prague and not Vienna
-New Town
-Lesser Town
-We strolled down Golden Lane
-St. Vitus Cathedral
-Old Town Square
-Old Jewish Quarter
-Wenceslas Square
-Main Train Station
-State Opera House
-National Museum
-National Theatre
-The Klementinum

So on our second day we definitely saw a lot and we went on to see a few more things the following day before we embarked on our first overnight train to Krakow. The following morning we trekked out to the T.V. Tower, the tallest point in Prague. In the afternoon we set out on what turned out to be a scavenger hunt for the Kafka Museum. After finally managing with many inquires to various business to find the place we headed out onto the Vltava River for a pleasant afternoon boat ride. On the boat ride we were able to see the Charles Bridge and to see the various sights such as Prague Castle from the river. Dad thought that it was a bit on the short side and it was but Karlena and I both enjoyed the tour guide and the tour.

After the boat ride we headed back to the hotel to retrieve out suitcases and then headed off to the rail station to have dinner and to wait for our overnight train to Krakow.