Saturday morning
This morning first thing I wandered down to Kampa Island and saw the place before all the tourists showed up. So nice and quiet in the morning. Saw a man fishing and his dog decided to "greet" me, loudly and continuously. Probably scared all the fish away!
I'm sitting near Wenseslas Square at an internet cafe - this is the area near the students started the protest in 1989 that started the Velvet Revolution that ended Communism in Czechoslovia. I'm sure all the shops and tourist attractions were not here back then!
I saw a dog yesterday that looked like a little lion/dog combination. He was smooth furred excet for his ears and tail. Of course, I followed him down the street taking his photo! Then a man walking a couple of goldens across the street on the way back to the hotel - had to take his photo as well!
I headed up Petrin Hill yesterday only to find out the the funicular is closed for repair. So I decided to grab a couple of geocaches on the way back to the final dinner. One was called Romeo and Juliet and is "romance"-themed. the clue said "stump". So headed off to the stump that I thought it was in and dug my hand into the leaves and other stuff in the stuff , only to find the BIGGEST toad I ever in my life saw! He was no doubt trying to figure out who was interupting his sleep! He just stared at me the entire time. I took his photo with his beady little eyes staring at me. I can tell you that he was the weirdest thing I have ever encountered in my caching adventures! He was about 6" across and big! I had really dug around in the stump so I am surprised he was not punctured or something! Too funny... I did locate the correct stump about 20' away - it was actually a downed tree lying on its side and I wouldn't have called it a stump. Oh well - we all survived, me and the toad!
Got my phone to send photos again - switched back to the original SIM for photo sending only. Check out the photo of Terezin that I took yesterday. Terezin is the Nazis idea of a camp for Jews where they could have and do what they wanted. At least if you read their information - it was called Hitler's gift to the Jews. It was an interesting place. Took lots of photos so will be posting those when I return.
On my way to Bontonland to buy some local and/or Czech music. And then maybe to the bookstore. I definitely will be going to Tesco to purchase chocolate and plum brandy. Haven't had a chance to try the absinth yet and would really like to at least try it before I go home so tonight is probably the last chance I'll have.
It's kinda interesting when you've been in a place long enough to start to recognize the people begging. I find myself not even needing the map for most places and have been able to navigate using the tram system easily. I've only ridden the metro when we all went together but I think it would be workable.
Several people are going to Cesky Krumlov tomorrow and I would like to as well but it's a 3 hour bus ride each way and I think I would rather relax and maybe go see the Torture Museum or the Sex Toys Museum. Doesn't that sound lots better than another little town??!!
I want to try to get to the Museum of Applied Materials which is the Czech products museum and maybe the Cubist Museum. We'll see. Gotta leave something for the return trip!
We've had a great tour group and we feel like family now.....maybe we'll be doing to anniversary tour some day! Interesting mix of individuals - all areas of life. Youngest in 10th grade - oldest 78 years old.
Off to find the rest of my little impromtu group....
Ahoj!
I'm sitting near Wenseslas Square at an internet cafe - this is the area near the students started the protest in 1989 that started the Velvet Revolution that ended Communism in Czechoslovia. I'm sure all the shops and tourist attractions were not here back then!
I saw a dog yesterday that looked like a little lion/dog combination. He was smooth furred excet for his ears and tail. Of course, I followed him down the street taking his photo! Then a man walking a couple of goldens across the street on the way back to the hotel - had to take his photo as well!
I headed up Petrin Hill yesterday only to find out the the funicular is closed for repair. So I decided to grab a couple of geocaches on the way back to the final dinner. One was called Romeo and Juliet and is "romance"-themed. the clue said "stump". So headed off to the stump that I thought it was in and dug my hand into the leaves and other stuff in the stuff , only to find the BIGGEST toad I ever in my life saw! He was no doubt trying to figure out who was interupting his sleep! He just stared at me the entire time. I took his photo with his beady little eyes staring at me. I can tell you that he was the weirdest thing I have ever encountered in my caching adventures! He was about 6" across and big! I had really dug around in the stump so I am surprised he was not punctured or something! Too funny... I did locate the correct stump about 20' away - it was actually a downed tree lying on its side and I wouldn't have called it a stump. Oh well - we all survived, me and the toad!
Got my phone to send photos again - switched back to the original SIM for photo sending only. Check out the photo of Terezin that I took yesterday. Terezin is the Nazis idea of a camp for Jews where they could have and do what they wanted. At least if you read their information - it was called Hitler's gift to the Jews. It was an interesting place. Took lots of photos so will be posting those when I return.
On my way to Bontonland to buy some local and/or Czech music. And then maybe to the bookstore. I definitely will be going to Tesco to purchase chocolate and plum brandy. Haven't had a chance to try the absinth yet and would really like to at least try it before I go home so tonight is probably the last chance I'll have.
It's kinda interesting when you've been in a place long enough to start to recognize the people begging. I find myself not even needing the map for most places and have been able to navigate using the tram system easily. I've only ridden the metro when we all went together but I think it would be workable.
Several people are going to Cesky Krumlov tomorrow and I would like to as well but it's a 3 hour bus ride each way and I think I would rather relax and maybe go see the Torture Museum or the Sex Toys Museum. Doesn't that sound lots better than another little town??!!
I want to try to get to the Museum of Applied Materials which is the Czech products museum and maybe the Cubist Museum. We'll see. Gotta leave something for the return trip!
We've had a great tour group and we feel like family now.....maybe we'll be doing to anniversary tour some day! Interesting mix of individuals - all areas of life. Youngest in 10th grade - oldest 78 years old.
Off to find the rest of my little impromtu group....
Ahoj!
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