Praha = Prague

 Prague or Praha as the Czech’s say is another large city with a mix of old and new. After 3 days of touring around with Karlee as we put her through our busy days with lots of walking.  We’re averaging about 15,000 to 26,000 steps per day if your shins and hips aren’t sore after walking all the steps and cobblestones something is wrong.

Prague another old city with with a history of many wars, conquests and revolutions in its past, it is now a huge tourist destination with lots to see and do. Being here on the weekend the city was very crowded. 

We visited the Prague castle which really isn’t a castle but a city on top of a hill surrounded by huge walls. Again as with all cities here religion and royalty played a huge part in this city’s history, royalty reigned and built alliances with certain religions, and of course the locals had their own ideas and there own religion so usually a war started every 100 years and someone would get their head chopped off and tossed over the walls of the castle and peace would reign for about another 100 years and it would happen all over again. Religion was usually a major factor and now almost 80 % of the nations population is atheist. This now has caused some of these magnificent church’s to be used as a museum rather than as a church. One evening we went to a concert in a very old and beautiful church to hear the second oldest pipe organ play some mid 18th century music, the acoustics in the church were amazing. 

Saturday was our only day so far with rainy weather but it only lasted for a few hours and then it was back to 19 degrees and sunny, the perfect temperature for me. We so many great restaurants we tried some great Goulash’s and pork knuckle with dumplings. Of course being famous for beer we tried out a few of them too.

I can honestly say that we have toured through so many castles, churches and museums we haven’t gotten tired of visiting them as each one is so unique. I am amazed by the artwork and the decorative features of these buildings I am always in awe of how these buildings were constructed and the craftsmanship of them since they are at all at least 500 years old.

Again  I write this on the train leaving Prague heading to Nuremberg in Germany as we make our way back to London. The time has gone by quickly but still lots to see and do.