07/07/09 - Prague Day 1

Hmm...

We walked up and down cobblestone streets all day. It was pretty hot. I forgot my camera.

But seriously. We went walked from our hostel out to the castle. Along the way, we visited the Museum of Torture Instruments. They had displays of the various things the Church used to hurt people with during the Inquisition/witch hunts. I didn't find the displays to be as informative nor as interesting as they could have been. Radey seemed to enjoy it though.

After the museum, we (or I) got suckered into a concert in one of the churches in Prague. I think this one was held in the church of St. Salvador. The concert did not start til 6, so we proceeded across a big, impressive bridge and towards the castle. Inside, most of the exhibits required separated entrance fees, so the only thing we really saw was a big church. There was a lot of stained glass. One of our hostelmates felt that the outside was prettier than the inside. She might be right, not sure.

We ate lunch in a small bagel place, where the server constantly asked patrons "was good?" The food was alright.

We wandered around Old Town until it was time for the concert. It was nice, though I did not feel the accoustics were very good inside the church. The programme was a bunch famous classical music, like vivaldi, bach, mozart, and others.

We had dinner at a Czech restaurant that had some sort of arrangement with our hostel, netting us 15% discounts. Mairead had chicken stuffed with salmon, and I had a "Czech meal" of duck, potato, and cabbage. It was good and filling.