Picture Postcards from PRG

(View of Prague from the Prague Castle)

So the stories go that Prague is the heart of Europe and the most beautiful city in the world. So far, I have no evidence to the contrary!

Today, we did our first sight seeing trip to "the big city" after living in our little town for nearly 2 week, 80kms SW of Prague. Since we don't have a car yet (and finding it more and more unnecessary), we took the "Big Yellow Bus" (as Amber calls it) to the city and then navigated with the underground and trams to get around.

Today, our plans were to visit the Prague Castle (Pražský hrad) and saw about a quarter of the castle during the day. Unfortunately, due to not having had breakfast and it being a bitterly freezing day (although the thermometers were lying that it was a mild 4 degrees, it felt closer to -10!), our stomachs demanded a hot czech meal of goulash and beer and a walm centrally heated 'restaurace'. So, we will definitely return to visit the rest of the castle (although probably during the summer months).

First sighting of the castle:

Below, a building that is particularly impressive architecturally and aesthetically, but I have no idea what it is for or when it was built:

The girls definitely fancy the guards - when we got home, the highlight of their days were the guards and the yellow bus - go figure! :

Inside the castle is a very impressive cathedral, St Vicus Cathedral:


Within the castle boundary is the row of houses that were home to the alchemists who during medieval times attempted to turn metal into gold. (don't think they ever found the elusive philosopher's stone tho ;) :


And then, enough was enough and we were VERY excited about having some hot goulash with dumplings and the ever prsent Pilsner Urquell!