July 12th–Prague

I cannot rave enough about my hostel bed – so very comfy, the perfect pillow and mattress. A pity a cannot rave about our room mates, one of which decided to throw up out the window at 2am, lie moaning in bed and then start snoring. Lovely. Ah, well we had a sleep in anyway, bought some pastries across the street and were all ready at 11am for….another Segway tour!!

We hadn’t expected to do this again this trip but the hostel offered a 50% discount and how could we refuse? We proceeded to have the best time. The tour was advertised as 3 hours but ended up going for 4 – and we went everywhere. Up to the castle, through the park, down to the Old Town Square. This also included a lunch break on a hill with a view of the city – time for a hot dog, Czech ‘coke’ (an oddly herby drink) and of course, fried cheese (this was actually ridiculously good). Our guide was both lovely and informative and it really was the perfect way to see the city. We are definitely Segway converts.

   

We have been lucky with the weather too, it was forecast to rain but the morning had plenty of patches of sun. Just perfect to enjoy the stunning architecture of this city – this place continues to make me feel warm and fuzzy inside.

Back to the hostel around 3pm for a few great hours just relaxing on our beds (so rare!).This went on a little longer than planned and we weren’t out in the city until after 6pm. Never mind, we still had three hours to kill before our next plans so wandered around the shops, along the river and stopped for a riverside drink (with the sun setting = perfection).

   

And then we went on a ghost tour! This was quaint, our guide was a little nerdy but very lovely and it was good fun walking around hearing a story or two. Then back to the hostel, past all of the stunning uplit architecture and the castle in the distance.

We were back at the hostel around 11pm – the others were already asleep but I can’t say we put in too much effort to be quiet. Andy had previously found it entertaining to buy a mini bottle of Czech Absinthe and we tried some with tonic water. I managed a mini sip, Andy endured the whole glass with lots of grimaces and moaning. It was entertaining to watch.

Moving on again tomorrow!