Prague: Day 3

So the final day of the trip had arrived. The weather had gradually been getting better and today was gloriously warm and sunny. We went back to the St Vitus's Cathedral this morning to check out the inside. The queue wasn't too long this time. The inside was fantastic and fortunately non-flash photography was allowed. There were so many gorgeous statues, stained glass windows and chapels. The most impressive of all was the tomb of St John Nepomuk, crafted from solid silver.





While myself and John decided to stick around the castle area for a bit longer, Matt and Suzie went off to the Old Town. We agreed to meet up at the end of Charles Bridge at 2pm for lunch. I'm glad we did stay as people dressed in medieval costume started to emerge and clearly there was something due to happen. Music was played and a jester danced.

Outside the gates, a procession started which then went all the way through the city. I knew this because of the trail of horse manure!

We then returned to the shop where we'd seen the paintings and made a purchase. The apartment was just two doors away and so popped it into reception who were looking after the luggage. We carried on exploring the city, taking different routes and eventually met up with Matt & Suz at 2pm. We went back to the Old Town Square for lunch as this was a very nice spot. We ate outside the Hotel U Prince. The menu was not a menu as you know it - it was a colour catalogue with a dish per page with a picture of it and in about 8 different languages. Menus in Prague are extensive - even I had to narrow it down to three dishes to choose from. I wasn't that hungry so opted for languini. Again, the food was delicious and the desserts were to die for. The prices were exceptionally cheap considering the location and being a hotel. We chilled out in that spot for a good two and half hours.

The rest of the afternoon was spend meandering around the shops in the square. Also Suzie and I went into a Salvador Dali and Mucha exhibition. The latter is the Czech master iof Art Nouveau paintings, which is a particular interest of Suzie.



The heat in this building was ridiculous and it was a relief to get back outside. The temperate had got hotter and hotter despite being after 5pm. I was gasping for some ice cold water and we joined John and Matt outside a bar/cafe. It wasn't long before we had to think about returning to the hotel to collect our stuff and head to the airport. How depressing - those three days went so quick.

To sum up Prague: very beautiful, friendly, great food. Highly recommended.

The flight was again delayed just over an hour and so we didn't land at Gatwick until midnight. We got back home at about 1:30am and by 2am I was in bed.

(Posted 3 Jun 2007)