1. Cafe Savoy
Because today is our final day and we could not resist Cafe Savoy's draw.
2. The Klementinum
Centuries old, this group of buildings has in its history of existence been known as a chapel (11th century), Jesuit College (16th century), merged into a university (17th century), then officially established as an observatory, library and university (18th century).
The Library was INCREDIBLE! But guess what? No pictures allowed. And in a group of 10 its pretty easy to catch culprits so I just gazed in awe at all the different sections indicated by its category title -- in Latin. Stairs and stairs and more stairs led to different sections of this university like the observatory and to one of its towers with fantastic panoramic views of the city of Prague.
2. Street Wanderings
THE Astronomical Clock
An Apple Museum?
4. The Castle Vysehrad on the Opposite Side of the River
Vysehrad was actually recommended to us by our AirBnB host as an off the beaten track historical site for wanderers as Christy and I claim to be. So wander we did...
5. Our Vegan Lunch (?)
Yep. I really wanted fruit and they offered ACAI bowls. Deal. I don't even remember the name of this restaurant/grocery store/study room in the back hole-in-the-wall shop and I cannot locate it at all on the maps now. Good luck finding it. It remains a secret to me.
6. The Bus Ride
The big green beast! Free wifi that flashed in and out allowed me to facetime my family during the hours long ride and show them some of the "lay of the land" as my dad would call it. Public transport is so the way to go. As long as you have space. As you can see, we are experts at claiming space. The secret: put your luggage on the seat next door to use as a pillow then pretend to (or actually do) be asleep. Works like a charm.
And it snowed...what the heck? It was 70 degree weather the week before....
Look at all that farmland! Every time I have either driven or commuted by train or bus through Europe's countryside, I can't help but think of how it compares to the California that I know so well. Our Californian farmland is way more flat in the valley leading up to the rolling foothills where its not so much farming as it is cattle country. These hills are green in spring but once the middle of summer rolls around, things start to die due to the lack of water. What we may just be lacking, unfortunately, are those castles on every higher knoll...
Adios for now Prague! What a beautiful city, full of history and flair, and so much more that has yet to be discovered. What we saw was but a taste of what it holds and one day I will be back to uncover yet more of its secret and not so secret faces!
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