We actually got up and ate breakfast with the few other guests at the hotel (the first time we have seen any other guests). It's actually a great time of year to be here as it's a lower tourist period. Anyway, we would have been out on the streets earlier than usual for us but we ended up skyping with Leah and Mom for a while. Mom got a Christmas present early: a bran new Mac desk top!! WooHoo! It was also fun to see the kittens wrestling in the background too. I miss the little buggers (yes Leah, even Char). We headed out to Wenceslas Square around 2pm. We took a different route than normal, heading south along the river (on the west side) towards the Charles Bridge. We discovered some new shops and got a few interesting shots. I really liked this part of the city (Lesser Town). Across the Charles it was about a 20 minute walk to the square. Just like home, it gets dark very quickly here. Wenceslas square is a long rectangular shape with a huge museum at one end and (this time of year) a Christmas tree and small booths selling goods just like in Old Town Square at the other. Lining both sides of the long square are shops. This square is comparable perhaps to Times Square in NY, just without the huge TVs. It was starting to get really cold fast so Karl and I stopped at a stand and I got a mulled wine (soooo good) and Karl got a tea and rum. We also shared a sausage with onions. We walked up one end and down the other and decided to go inside a cafe for some tea and to defrost. This is where Karl drank his very first coffee, ever! This was a very bittersweet moment for him. When we had warmed up we went into a couple stores and then poked around the different booths a bit more. K got himself a Trdelnik and then we headed back over the bridge to explore Lesser Town/Mala Strana, where we were hoping to find an apartment to stay in for the remainder of our stay here. We stumbled upon a thai restaurant and decided to grab dinner. With full bellies we decided to explore farther south through Lesser Town, cross back over the river (again) to view the "dancing building" and cross back through the city (though a rather creepy and precarious section) into Old Town Square where I tried a hot honey meade. We headed back towards the English pub we had been to a few nights earlier for a beer and some live music. This time it was an American wearing a cowboy hat who did a very wide range of covers of popular songs. He was pretty good at everything except the Black Eyed Peas' "I Got A Feelin'". Sorry dude but no one can do Fergie but Fergie. Then headed home and crashed. A good day.
Great photos! Looks like such a fantastic time, I miss Europe!
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