Prague Castle

On our first full day in Prague we decided

to tour Prague Castle.  The castle sits high 

on a hill and is visible from many parts of 

the city with a particularly good view from

Charles Bridge.

We got our jet lagged bodies moving amd took

a taxi up to the castle.  At the entrance to the

castle we were greeted by this lovely sculpture.

Not the most welcoming...

,,,and only to be outdone by the brawny guy

with the club.  I guess it sent a message in 

days of old saying don't mess with us.

Much of the castle facade is under 

construction so I tried to crop the ugly 

blue plastic out of the photos.  Due to 

all of the wrapping we weren't able to

get the full view of what this looks like.

Prague Castle is considered the largest

ancient castle in the world and dates

back to the ninth century.

The reality of Prague today is it is no longer

an eastern European outpost visited by few

travelers.  Nowadays it is packed!  We found

this at the castle, throngs of tour groups are

weaving their ways behind a leader holding a 

ratty old umbrella with a scarf tied on to it.

We saw the long line at the church and all 

decided we had no interest in waiting.

So, instead we wandered around and

enjoyed the architecture.  The kids 

found a tower they wanted to climb.

Meanwhile, Midi and I followed our

noses.  Someone was cooking something

that smelled delicious ~ like something 

that would come from Grandma Kosty's

kitchen.  We ended up in a cafe, watching

the world walk by, admiring the view and

dreaming of what we would have for lunch.

I would say the best part of the castle

is the view.