So we walked to a square, the last place we had yet to see in old town, which was named after a guy who's statue was there, but i cant pronounce, or remember, due to all the consonants and lack of vowels. But it was nice, especially because there were hot dog stands every 10 feet, so competition was in our favor, so i got 2 hot dogs and a coke for only a couple bucks (thats a lot of czeck money, because they inflated themselves so much). Anyway, we walked about there, then walked over to the jew town to check out the jew shops. Turns out, they sell exactly the same stuff as the non-jew shops, except they are closed on saturdays. So we then walked across the famous bridge, and checked out the famous church. Turns out, it was closed, because it was sunday, and they have sunday concerts, and we dont feel like droppin that many crowns to see the church. So we decided we had doen enough, and headed back to the big supermarket, and made some pasta for the cheap (a bag of pasta costs like 30 cents)
The next day, we decided to see the famous church we missed, and the castle, which also looks like a big church (did i mention they like churches here?). So we started off climbing the mountain to get to the castle. The castle was nice, and had a giant church inside. Unfortunately, they wanted us to pay to take pictures inside the buildings, so we didnt, and took pictures when they werent looking. To be honest, the czecks tried a lot of things, but i had seen better examples in the other countries of pretty much the same things. SO i'd say, it wasnt worth the extra crowns. We then say a little medieval street, which had lots of weapons and a crossbow range you could shoot at (it cost extra of course). So Alex and Adam forked over the crowns for it (i've shot better crossbows at rag, so i was happy to hold onto my crowns). Anyway, we tehn went and saw the church, but they wanted money to let you in, so we sent in a couple and they took pictures for the rest of us. We then went to another church that we wanted to see, but that one was closed on mondays (i'm beginning to see a pattern...).
So far, Prague is pretty, but i think nickel and diming has caused their inflation, and I've seen better in other places, or maybe i've just been touring churches for too many days in a row (im probably at around 100 churches visited...) So today, we are seeing a church.... but its supposedly full of bones, so thats a nice change of pace!
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Hi there Stephen!
It seems like everytime I read a post, you've visited at least 1 church. It sounds like you were able to find your favys-- hot dogs and coke!! :)
I can't believe the Czecks want money for every little thing! That's gotta make some people not want to visit there very much. It reminds me of when Kristen posted about access to the public toilets costing a couple euros-- just totally nuts!
A church full of bones? That's odd. I'm gonig to try to google it so I know what you're talking about next time. Only a week left! Use your time wisely and have the best time! I love you! XOXO
Churches, churches, churches.....I remember that same theme when I visited Europe 35 years ago. At least the churches are beautiful..altho they all start to look alike after a while. Are there any excursions outside the city that you are going to? Kristen and Jill have found a free touring company which is in almost all the cities that they have visited that has been very good. Have you gone on any tours? I don't have your agenda in front of me, but I guess you'll be heading to Vienna soon. It's hard to believe you'll be at your last stop soon. Has the month gone by quickly for you? I'll look forward to your next blog. I'm also looking forward to giving you a great big mom hug! Love you bunches, Mom
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