Prague 16-19.9.13

Prague – two days in one blog!!!!!


The weather in Prague was not that nice so we did not go out as much as we would have, so I am going to write about our two days in Prague in the one blog...hope you like it!!


So in those two days, we went to these places:

• Wenceslas Square
  
• Prague Castle (on the tram)
  
• Golden Lane and the Armour Museum
  
• A cool cafe (of course)
  
• The old Jewish part of town with lots of beautiful houses
  
• The Clock Tower in the Old Town Square
  

Wenceslas Square was the first place we went to and it was named after the man called Wenceslas who was the patron (Mum taught me that word) of this country. Dad told me that on this square lots of famous protests happened and it was a massive place!

A photo of a photo Dad took of protests in 1989 on Wenceslas Square

Next, we caught the tram to the Prague Castle. There were thousands of people everywhere and it was really cold!! We went into St. Vitus Cathedral which they started to build something like 600 years ago and finished in the 1920s – so long! The Cathedral had my favourite – stained glass but it was all really modern made by artists in the 1920s. The church also had where Wenceslas was buried which I thought was a bit funny to be buried in a church.

Where King Wenceslas is buried

We then walked to the Golden Lane which had lots of tiny houses. In one, we climbed some stairs to look at a museum full of old armour and weapons. One of the best ones that Paddy really liked was the armour that had a special dude protector! He laughed so much!!!

What made Paddy laugh!!

Dad had found a cafe for us to visit that was non-smoking. So many of the cafes and restaurants here are smoking and it is yuck! At this one, I ate a piece of honey cake and it was yummy!! Then we went home so the little ones could have a rest.


After rest time, we went for a walk to the old Jewish part of town. Once upon a time it used to be really poor, but looking at the houses and shops now I would think it is rich! Daddy told me that back in the old times the Germans came and took heaps of Jewish people away which was a horrible thing to do. I think that also happened in a few other places we visited too.

A Jewish synagogue

Beautiful houses

On the morning of the second day we went to the Old Town Square to watch a clock ring the bells. It wasn't that great, but the clock was really old (from 1400 or something). We climbed the tower and it was like a birds eye view over Prague! It was so high that Nana and Grandma would have been very frightened!! Also up on the tower there were little signs saying what you were looking at which made it interesting as well.

The old clock

Looking down from the tower

Of course, we went for another coffee but even though it was so cold, all the kids had ice-cream. Patrick had passionfruit, Bridget had chocolate and I ate mango. It was yummy! Dad's cake looked the best and it had yummy pastry as well!

Dad's pastry. It was yummy!!

That afternoon, it was raining so we stayed at home, played games and watched a movie. Mum and Dad packed the bags before we went out to dinner.


Tomorrow we are driving down to a town that Nana and Pop told dad about which is called Cesky Krumlov.


Love


Clare
xxoo