View from the castle area
We arrived in Prague on Friday and took a quick walking tour. We ate dinner at an authentic Czech brewery and pub. The beer choices were light and dark. The food was delicious and the restaurant had what you would call character.
Saturday we took a city tour and visited Old Town Square, the Jewish Quarter, Charles Bridge and the castle area, including a tour of the Lobkowicz Palace, with its recovered art.
Town Hall has the medieval astronomical clock, used to mark the phases of the moon and the seasons of the year. We saw the top of the hour performance of the clock - very underwhelming, but interesting.
Charles Bridge was crowded, as expected, but the statues were worth the visit. Below is the tower entrance to the bridge and a statue for your entertainment. The statues are mostly blackened, as they were built of sandstone.
The Prague Castle area was beautiful, as the first photos show. St. Vitus was closed, so we did not enter, but the outside was pretty impressive.
Lobkowicz Palace had the best view and we had a wonderful lunch there, along with seeing the collection.
We took a long walk last evening and found a great Italian restaurant, purely by chance. Eating outside is terrific.
We have one more day here.
Safe travels.
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