Czech us out!

Monty and I headed to Prague last Thursday for a long weekend. We had interesting train ride to say the least. The Czech train was so old that the seats were made back when everyone's butts were smaller. So, Monty and I decided to take up a whole compartment with our stuff so no one would sit with us and it worked to a charm! Boy were we happy when we finally arrived.

Although that happiness was quickly quelled when we found out the information desk closed 2 minutes before we arrived at the window and the machines to buy tickets on the metro only took coins and the ATM only spit out bills. Did I mention when we walked out of the station, there were crack heads all over the park right outside the station and other scaries? To say that Monty and I were a little on edge is an understatement because both of us were carrying our packs and knew if someone accosted us or took something we could never chase them down with the loads we were carrying.

After a little bit of confusion however, we figured out which way to walk and set out for our hotel. Much to our delight, it was only about 6 or 8 blocks from the train station and in a much better part of town. Yay! Also, our room had A/C which I haven't had since I left Atlanta in July. Will it was much like the A/C units in Jerusalem.

Thursday night we just wandered around and found a place to eat supper and then got up early on Friday to see the sights. I think Monty and I were a little ambitious because we were absolutely exhausted by the end of the day. We saw everything at Prague Castle except for St. George's because the line was so long and then took the King's walk from the castle into Old Town.



Old Town was your typical tourist trap with tons of little stores selling their junk. We looked in a couple, but were smart enough not to buy anything!

Saturday we got up bright and early to see St. George's. Monty has an aversion to standing in lines, which I guess is good because we'll get to see more if we don't waste time standing in line. Fortunately for us, the weather on Saturday was rainy and the line to get in St. George's only took about 5 mintues. It was definitely worth the wait, because the inside was absolutely beautiful. I wish we could have gone to a service there.

Since the weather was crappy and the National Museum building was so beautiful, Monty and I headed there next. Although we enjoyed the building, we weren't much for the museum. But...there was fabulous people watching! I made Monty sit so I could stare at people for awhile and loved every second of it!

We ended our trip Saturday night with a pub crawl. It was interesting and we met a few people that were intertaining. The guy that was in charge of it on Saturday is from Wyoming, but has lived in Prague for the past 4 years. I never did hear how he came to live in Prague, but he loves it and travels all over the place. He has a huge chocolate lab that goes everywhere with him as well, including the bars!

Now, Monty is off in Budapest and Vienna and we're heading to Venice on Thursday afternoon.