We are in Prague at last. We have been patiently waiting for the beautiful city and the time has come for us to visit it. The sun is shining and the forecast is good for a change - hooray!. There is a 5 mile drive to a park and ride where we leave the car to board the Metro into the city. It cost 100 Krown (£3.00)each to have a day pass on the transport system that includes the Metro, bus and trams - not bad.
The Metro is clean, comfortable and seems to be safe - certainly it is with Steve about anyway. We got off the Metro at St Wenceslas Square, bought an Eye Witness travel guide and off we went. There is so much to see and every corner brings yet another delight so we feasted our senses on everything - all day.
Things have changed since I was last here with Pat though - the prices for one thing. If you want to see the sights these days you have to pay through the nose - ridiculous at times. We did well though, walked our legs off and saw almost everything there is to see on the south side of the river. We go in again tomorrow to go over the Charles Bridge and visit the Castle, Lesser Town etc.
As it was Sunday we treated ourselves to a Sunday dinner local style - we both chose steak, salami and onions in gravy with both bread and potato dumplings and some green beans to keep the meal healthy. Washed down by the obligatory beer the bill was £23 - not bad for a major city. The beef was a bit tough though! As we ate Steve watched the shift change of the local police who were stationed opposite. He giggled knowing he had none of that to contend with any more.
To make our money last a bit longer Steve agreed to work for a few days delivering Subway take aways. You can see his company vehicle in the photo. Although it was parked on a city street it was safe because it had a Crooklock attached! As it should for such a classy car.
The weather has really picked up again. Gorgeous sunshine all day with a temperature of 21c - forecast to climb again during the next few days to as high as 27c - thats better. We can put the fleeces away again for a while.
Back to the caravan for 6pm to put our feet up after a hard days slog and write the blog of course. We need to recuperate this evening for another stint tomorrow.
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Hi guys,
Great to see you back on line.
So sorry we couldn't make it to Vienna. It would have been a mad rush, and on a Motorbike, that's not ideal - we went to Ypres instead for a "back to reality check" My God, those poor young lads who gave their life for the sake of our freedom. I wish every UK teenager would take a trip out to see the war graves. It might help stop the arrogant attitude they all seem to have!
Needless to say, it’s raining cats and dogs here again – Flaming June? You have to be kidding!
The 2nd of the Month marks only another 2 mortgage payments to go (Yippee) then freedom to roam and take things a little easier, which WILL include a week (or so) at a nice Cypriote place we know...
Has the car been repaired, or has the “traffic cop’s bodge” held up? Out of sight, out of mind. Well done Steve – I’m proud of you.
Steve, The RT went like a bomb – although Sue didn’t like it when I pushed on a bit. I’ll have to slow down to a “Mr average” pace on our next trip if I want her to come along again. All the French speed cameras are forward facing – so one has to take advantage eh? Fantastic!
Take care for now – have a great time and enjoy yourselves.
G&S
xxx
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