Today was a complete travel day to our next destination - Prague ( after shoe shopping in Vienna). What a great experience on the train. We felt like we were traveling back in time as we moved from Austria to the Czech Republic. The buildings seemed to get older and looked to be in much need of repair. On the train we managed to snag a cabin with 6 seats just for us.
Off the train in Prague we each took out $3000 -haha in Czech crowns (Koruny) about $170 cdn for expenses like our dinner that cost $670 ($38 cdn).
Then we made our way to the tram with the crowds and all our luggage ( well, all Pascale's luggage). 5 nervous stops later and we were off the tram negotiating our luggage with our maps through the winding cobblestone streets of old town to our hotel, the Cloister Inn, a former prison and convent (at the same time?).
A short walk from our hotel brought us to the most beautiful sunset you can imagine over the Vitava river.
And then we walked over the Charles Bridge built in 1357. Its construction was commissioned by Czech king and Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV. An interesting fact: it is said that egg yolks were mixed into the mortar to strengthen the construction of the bridge. How apropos at this time of year.
Here are a few pics of our short walk giving us a taste of what's to come over the next few days.
We're thinking of touring the Museum of Torture tomorrow. If we survive there will be a blog post.
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