The Magic of Prague

For the last day and a half, we've been exploring the lovely city of Prague. Our B&B is a little way from the centre so we've used the convenient tram system for the 15 minute ride to the centre. We needed to save our feet for all the walking we did when we got there!  Prague is a jewellery box for the eye. Everywhere you look there are visual gems, whether they are from medieval, Renaissance or other eras. We started our first afternoon by walking by around the Old Town and marvelling at the buildings on the square. The Jewish quarter was our next destination and you cannot not think about what happened here during WWII as you wander around. Oh, if these streets could only talk!  We finished the afternoon with a stroll across the Charles Bridge although with all the people it was hardly a relaxing one. So many people, so many cameras!  Why not, everywhere you look is a photo op. Yesterday, we started the day by taking the #22 tram up to Hradcany castle then spent the rest of the day working our way down - and back up - the hill. We lunched by the river with a view of the bridge, had dinner at a lovely little fish restaurant on Kampe, the island at one end of the bridge and finished our day with another stroll across the bridge which, at dusk, is nothing short of magical!  Thursday we leave here for the Czech countryside with the feeling we have hardly started to touch this city.