Ahh Prague. Well, Joseph and I are both sick--some nasty cold bug, but we did the best we could under the circumstances. And the circumstances were a little more complicated than that even...the Czech president, Vaclav Havel, died on Sunday and today was his funeral service so there were many things shut down. Not to mention, masses of people watching the funeral on a jumbo-tron. Did I mention that the funeral was held in the Prague Castle? My number one place to visit in Prague, sigh. And of course, tomorrow is Christmas Eve which is when the Czech hold their Christmas celebrations so most things will be closed then too. Ahh timing is everything. Oh well, we still got a taste of the Czech culture and the city. We actually ended up walking around most of the city in a day--Prague is pretty small. We started out heading through Wenceslas Square and ending up in Prague Square where we saw the Astronomical Clock and another Christmas Market.
Did I mention there was a petting zoo at this Christmas Market? Check out our reactions:
We then made it to the Dvorak concert hall along the river, then walked across a different bridge to look at the Charles Bridge from afar. We did eventually walk across the Charles Bridge--did you know that it's supposedly made out of eggs? How interesting. I wonder where that legend comes from.
Then we got a beautiful view of Prague from above.
We wandered around looking for the Castle but couldn't get past the security of the funeral, then across the Charles Bridge and through the Jewish Quarter. We're heading to bed early tonight though in hopes that we can wake up refreshed and healthy and get in a few more sights before we leave in the afternoon.
And if I don't get a chance to post while I'm on the train back to Italy...Merry Christmas, everyone!
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