We left Berlin yesterday. It was a quick stop but we were really looking forward to a much less populated city with an “Old Town” feel. We love old architecture and large town squares to sit in, have a drink and watch the world go by. Luckily we booked reservations on the train an hour before it left as there were a lot of people standing in the corridors for the 5 hr trip. We rode on an old style 6 and 8 seater compartment type train and were waiting for Agatha Christie to turn up during the ride. As usual, we were out of Germany and into the Czech Republic without fanfare or our passports checked, let alone stamped. It was hot on arrival and we decided to hop in a Taxi to get to the hotel.

We found what we were looking for here in Prague. This is one of my favorite destinations this far! We got in around 3:30pm, got to our hotel and completely unpacked. We will be here for 3 days and it’s nice to actually see what clothes we have rather than live out of our backpack. (Or rather ~ to see what little clean clothes we have left.) Will be finding a laundry mat Saturday.

We walked around the old town a bit, found a table in the square and sat down for over an hour enjoying Czech beers, Czech ciders and Czech Sprite. While we were there I noticed a guy standing behind H cutting a piece of paper. I soon realized he was cutting out Cat’s  silhouette. He asked for 200 Czech crowns but I got him down to 100 ($4). I wouldn’t say it was an exact match but how could I say no? 

We found an ice cream shop and walked around a bit more. I am in love with this city. In some ways, it reminds me of Santiago de Compostela with its cobbled stone streets, architecture, and alleyways. Every road leads to the town square as well.
During our walk, H thought it would be funny to take this picture. I couldn’t help but roll my eyes but who am I to turn down a picture request?

We came across a Farmers Market that was closing shop for the day. One stand was serving venison and wild boar sausages which we sampled and then bought!

They were so tasty! They were enough to ignite our appetite and we agreed it was time for a proper meal to try out the Czech cuisine. We got the sampler meal that had all different types of meats and dumplings. It was ok but really heavy.

We called it an early night and went back to the hotel and crashed!