after we left the german autobahn and drove to czech highway we immediately felt that we left german efficiency.. we encountered a huge traffic jam somewhere on the trip from german border to prague.. our estimated arrival time in prague became at least an hour later.. fortunately countryside scenery looks like this
an ice cream sandwich bought at a gas station after during road trip break.. to take a leak in many places in europe most toilets charge 25 or 50euro cents to 1euro.. but this gas station didnt charge us anything for the toilet use except that you have to borrow the key to the toilet from gasoline store attendant
a couple saying their goodbyes outside a train station near the hotel
a quiet town square near the presidential palace.. who would think this place is teeming with tourists during daytime
a pizzeria in the near the hotel
which way to the toalety
saint charles bride from a distance
cobblestone roads
cobblestone alleys.. expect jason bourne being chased by cops to appear anytime soon
paused in the middle of the bridge to watch the rushing water of ultava river under the bridge.. the big building with the green roof is the opera house
a trip to prague would not be complete if you dont cross the pedestrian only saint charles bridge
statue of saint john of nepomucene.. who is a martyred saint.. he was drowned in the river as punishment for not telling the king the confession of the queen
like in many touristy place.. its quite common to see artists doing paintings of tourists while you wait.. raket na naman
cesky krumlov:
street names on building walls
pragues most famous landmark located in old town square.. the astronomical clock.. which was built in 1410.. and still works to this day
lunch today was in the cellar of old town hotel.. these cellars were used for food storage
entrance to the presidential palace being watched by two guards
the courtyard of the palace
changing of the guards
one of the stained glass window inside the church of saint vitus cathedral inside the palace grounds.. theyre colorfully colorful
a wet square in the middle of the afternoon.. in a shopping area near the old town
pink elephants in the middle of the square
we stopped at eggenberg brewery in cesky krumlov for lunch.. how czech can that get
after a serving of soup we got a taste of czech national food.. potato dumplings.. with sirloin beef.. paired with beer.. czechs consume the most amount of beer than any nationality.. the dessert after the main course was not for human consumption though
next.. vienna
