Prague aka Praha

Pictures: Craig's

Our first experience with a six person room on a sleeper train, took us overnight to Prague, Czech Rebublic. Six bunks, as opposed to the four on the trans-siberian, gave much less head room...you'd develop a hunch back if you spent more than a day on these things. Luckily, the trip was short and we could sleep through it (besides passport checks at the border).

Prague is a MAJOR tourist destination in Europe. Some short time ago, it was 'discovered' and the tourism industry boomed. What this meant for us was that the first two hostels we visited were full, even at this time of year. Fortunately, the second hostel gave us a room but only after others had checked out - accomodations were simple, but the hostel was a hop, skip, and a jump away from the center Old Town.

Everyone we met always said how beautiful Prague is - and it is. You'll have to take my word for it until we find an internet cafe that's less anal retentive about attaching cameras so I can upload some pictures.
So, we arrived early in the morning, secured our hostel, and while eating some delicious breakfast I read tourist pamphlets. I came across one pamphlet, Walking Tours...inside was a tour called The Ultimate Tour. Of course, I fell for the marketing hype...I wanted to go on the ULTIMATE tour. We hadn't really gone on any tours throughout our journey...normally opting instead to guide ourselves. But we're getting tired of looking at maps; so having someone hold our hand around the city sounded like a good idea. The tour turned out to be great! (Later, in Berlin, we would realize that The Ultimate Tour wasn't so ultimate, but still worthwhile). Our guide took us and 20 other people through all the major sites, on a boat trip, and for a Czech lunch.The major sites included the Astronomical Clock (under heavy construction of course), the Old Town, Jewish Ghetto, Lesser Quarter, Charles Bridge, and ending at Prague Castle.

Pictures: Craig's (FYI: some pictures may not be suitable for the younger crowd)

After this 6 hour introduction to Prague, we were exhausted! The next day we visited some other museums, in particular: The Museum of Communism and The Sex Machines Museum. Both very interesting.


You'll have to entertain yourselves with all those links above until I get some pictures up! :)

UPDATE: Pictures are up!