Prague Day 2 - Saturday 5.21.11

Underneath Charles Bridge

We woke up and had breakfast at the Executive Center in our hotel, then set out to do more sightseeing in Prague! 

Walking across Charles Bridge

Inside the Church of St. Nicholas - so ornate!

We made our way to the Charles Bridge and walked across to check out the Little Quarter and the Church of St. Nicholas. 

We walked back to Old Town and met up with a tour group at the Starbucks. 

Astronomical Clock tower, changing hours

Astronomical Clock

View of Charles Bridge and the river

During the tour we learned about the Czech Revolution and changes in government.  Nick and I left the tour halfway through since the last part of the tour was sights we’d already explored on our own.  We walked across another bridge (not Charles) and walked around looking for a place to eat lunch.  We didn’t find anywhere that looked great, so we made our way back toward the Little Quarter and had lunch at an Italian place.  Sadly, this place wasn’t too great.  Guess we should have held out until we got to Rome for Italian! 

View of Prague

We took the tram to the Castle Quarter and went to the monastery and saw a great view overlooking the whole city.

St. Vitus Cathedral

We walked to the Cathedral and saw Old Prague Castle and a few other castles.

Gargoyles

We took a cab back to the hotel and had a snack in the Executive Center, then relaxed in our hotel room and washed some clothes. 

I kind of wanted to pop in to the Toy and Barbie museum, since I had my own giant collection of Barbies growing up, but sadly, they were closed by the time we got there. 

Winery near the Castle area

We had dinner at a restaurant Rick Steves recommended, Cervena Tabulka.  We had amazing food and wine here.  After dinner we called it a night and walked back to our hotel.