Note to selves: don't get on the wrong train. We did, but luckily the conductor saw us and checked our ticket before the train actually departed! Idiots!!!! Once on the right one, we were on our way to Nuremberg. This was only a couple of hours, which flew by and gave a chance to catch up on some blogging.
In Nuremberg we changed to an express bus to Prague. This bus ride started off as an ordinary one and we were both engrossed in the Criminal Minds show on our iPad. About halfway through the journey, a Czech / German woman came to the back of the bus where we were sitting and we could both smell the booze on her as she walked passed. We think she may have been drinking or trying to get some sleep, but she reeked of alcohol!
After a short while, she ended up talking on the phone to someone and was basically yelling at the top of her lungs at them. We suspect she was trying to work out where she was as she asked us on numerous occasions as to where the bus was and where it was going. So after our interesting bus ride, we arrived at the main train station in Prague and decided we needed Czech Koruny for lunch, but mainly so we could buy metro tickets to get to our hotel.
Once again we walked passed our hotel and had to walk back to it. Checking in and dropping off our bags, we headed out for a wander around the town. We headed straight to see Saint Wenceslas statue and had a brief look
at the main street and the shops there. Just near the statue we stopped for a cheeky local beer at a pub called Tlustá Koala. Why not? Two Aussies and a koala - works well! Apparently the translation is fat koala. Hey, don't dis our mates!
Once again we were pumped about the location of our hotel, just on the edge of Old Town. Just near Old Town Square, we spied a horse and carriage ride area. Yes please! We loved it when we almost ran over some idiot kids not paying attention! Fools, move the hell over....or die! Possibly a bit harsh. Can anyone work out who is writing at the moment??? Hahahaha!
Just before 7pm, we pulled up around the Astronomic Clock to see the hourly glockenspiel show. Pretty lame really, but worth a look. The freaky animals dancing around are always a bit of a laugh. It was good though that there was an actual trumpeter belting out a tune simultaneously as the clock struck and entertained the crowd.
Right in the heart of the square they also had an area set up for the UEFA matches. It seemed like a Federation Square type gathering place and party area. There aren't any games now till tomorrow night, which is one of the semi finals between Spain and Portugal. We suspect there will still be great atmosphere, even though the Czechs have been knocked out.
After a huge day travelling from Munich, we decided to have an early night. We had dinner at a local Prague restaurant, so that we could try their traditional cuisine. The roasted duck with plum sauce and gnocchi was outstanding, as was the more German style roast pork and sauerkraut. We love this beautiful and amazingly CHEAP city. Our dollar goes very far here, like in Bratislava in the movie Eurotrip...well not quite that good.
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