Prague, Czech Republic

Jo here... Today we explored the beautiful city of Prague. We all weren’t quite use to the cooler weather but we put on our cardigans and jumpers and headed into town. After a bus and tram we were onto the river Vltava in Prague. We decided to head up to the palace. Along the way Ads as usual was in need of a WC. After walking around for 15 minutes he came back to the group still with a full bladder but found the Senate’s Gardens. It was a lovely hide away from the busy streets of Prague. We stopped for lunch near the fish pond and watched the koi fish jump out of the water and move amongst the reeds. Then we came up to a hedge maze and found families of peacocks. There was even an albino peacock and then a huge cage of owls. Ohh and Ads finally found the toilet! We headed up to the palace which was a big hike up the hill and finally got to the top. The guards were out the front in perfect stance. We walked through to the church which had some of the most amazing stained glass panes I have ever seen. They were so vibrant and detailed. After a walk around the grounds we headed back down and we couldn’t go past the 27 Krowns for a beer so we stopped to have a break from site-seeing. From there we headed down to the Charles bridge. We had a walk through the old town and saw the amazing clock at the town hall. It was getting on to dinner time so we were looking around at restaurants looking for tradition Czech food. We ended up heading back to the pub that sold the 27 Krowns and indulged in duck, stuffed capsicum and pork knuckle. The food was rich but good. We needed to walk off our dinner so we went back to Charles bridge as it was getting dark. We walked up to the top of one of the towers’ so that the boys could take some awesome night shots. To finish our time off in Prague ice cream was on the menu and some more night shots before heading back to the campsite for a well earned sleep.