Road Trip to Prague

Because it was possibly Salley's last weekend in Poland, we decided it would be a fantastic idea to see Prague.  The trip, according to maps.google.com, was only supposed to take about 9 hours from Plock.  However, if you decide to listen to your GPS you may end up going in circles...

Our trip started well.  We got to take one of the toll roads, so the condition was great and the speed was really nice.  On the smaller country roads it is difficult to go faster than 100 km/hr because the conditions of most roads is not the greatest.  Sadly the trip got progressively worse.  It started to rain - no big deal.  Then it got foggy.  And when it got foggy we were off of the highways and onto the small country roads.  From that point on we ended up going in circles several times.  Sometimes the GPS thought there was a road, but there was not.

Eventually we made it - we got there around 1am.  The next day was packed with all sorts of tourist action.  I found a guide to Prague from the Marriot hotel we were staying at and decided to bring it along - best idea ever!!!  It had a map - thank goodness!!  And it gave good restaurant tips!

We saw all sorts of things.  We walked through Old Town Square, across the river, up to the castle, waited in three lines to get the audio tour information we wanted and headed out for our tour of the castle.  St. Vitus Cathedral was absolutely amazing!  Below are a few pictures I took while I was there.

Stairs in the King's Apartment

Small Chapel in St. Peter's Basillica

St. Vitus Cathedral

After the tour of the castle we wandered back to Old Town Square and had a lovely lunch outside on the square.  Drank some Pilsner and enjoyed the wonderful weather.  After that we did a little shopping.  I got a few things for myself and for my sisters.  We saw Wenceslas Square and then stopped at Starbucks (so excited there was one!!) for a break.  Salley and I even figured out the metro - go us!  We used it to get to this Japanese restaurant.  The sushi was pretty good - it was a nice change of pace.

Astronomical Clock in Old Town Square

Prague Metro