Prague

We arrived in Prague yesterday, sad to be leaving good ole England, but excited to be visiting somewhere new, and especially when you don't know one word of the language. We got off to a good start, met at the airport by Neil from England so that was easy enough. He drove us to our hotel, the Tchaikovsky, which is a UNESCO registered building with huge rooms and gorgeous decor. Also quite handy to the old part of town, though we started with a tour which took us pretty much everywhere including Karls castle. Prague is a beautiful city with the Vlatava river providing a very picturesque backdrop. There are many amazing buildings and thrusting church spires, and so much history we just have no idea about. We spent the day wandering about with a tour, and then continued on our own, sampling the local fare including pork ribs, beef goulash and dumplings. Oh, and the local beers of course, and red wine. And more beer and red wine at various local spots, all very relaxing. Tomorrow is a cruise on said river, and then, well probably some local beer and red wine, and local fare...then we head off to Vienna on Saturday which is about a four hour trip. The weather was cold and wet today but promises to heat up to the high twenties by the weekend. Looking forward to that!