Fourth day was dedicated to family time as my Aunt and Mom were leaving us that day. We drove to a little gorge and did a small hike supplemented by a boat ride on a dammed-up river. Kind of nice. We also found a climbing shop that sold ufos and picked up one as a memento. That afternoon, we got our first (of two – just to be sure we could actually go home) rona test in Decin.
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Charles Bridge.
On day five, we along with my brother drove back to Prague to do some sightseeing. We spent most of the day on a prearranged, guided tour of the city. This started with a second rona test – crazy times. Prague was as nice as I remembered it to be from my trip some 24 years earlier. Back to Decin in the afternoon.
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Tom, Jason, Mom, Auntie, Shirley, William, and Agata near the entrance to Kamenice Gorge (Soutesky Kamenice). Hrensko is a border town (August 2021).Heading down into the gorge (August 2021).The initial, ~20 minute hike in the Kamenice Gorge (August 2021).The family in Kamenice Gorge (August 2021).Approaching the boat ride (beyond a dam; August 2021).Boarding (August 2021).Views of the upper part of the Kamenice Gorge (August 2021).Our quasi-multilingual guide (August 2021).Something out of a Czech fairytale in Kamenice Gorge (August 2021).The boat, the boat, the boat!You’re never far from a watering hole in Europe (August 2021).A sweet passenger on the boat (August 2021).Shirley, Mom, and Auntie in the border town of Bad Schandau looking for some lunch (August 2021).Rona test number one in Decin. This one took appointments but the booking website was a bit funky (August 2021).Hence rona test number two in Prague the following day. Starting our sightseeing tour in Wenceslas Square (August 2021).Statue of St. Wenceslas who apparently liked his drink (I mean, who doesn’t?).Shirley, our Prague guide Varvara, and Tom admiring the statue (July 2021).Prague randomness somewhere by Wenceslas Square (July 2021).A modern art installation – something to do with witches that were burnt by the Catholic church (July 2021).What’s more popular (July 2021)?Powder Tower or Gate (July 2021).Shirley and Varvara (July 2021).The other side of Powder Gate (July 2021).Tom, Shirley, and Varvara (July 2021).On the way to see the astronomical clock on the Old Town Hall (July 2021).Tommy dawg (July 2021).Three wankers beneath the old astronomical clock (July 2021).Somewhere by the Old Town Hall (July 2021).Found a place with a great view of the astronomical clock. Waiting for the top-of-the-hour show and looking to score some breakfast (July 2021).Same place (July 2021).The show about to start – bit underwhelming but the coffee was OK (July 2021).Prague (July 2021).That’s a lot of meat there dawg (August 2021).Prague (July 2021).Prague (July 2021).Looking to score some chimney cake (July 2021).Chimney cake (or trdelnik) – pretty good but rich enough on its own so that we skipped the various filling options (July 2021).Tom, Shirley, and our guide, Varvara (July 2021).Approaching the Charles Bridge with its 14th century Old Town Bridge Tower (July 2021).Charles Bridge (July 2021).Hitting that chimney cake with Charles Bridge in the background (July 2021).Charles Bridge (July 2021).You’re not getting your money’s worth, kid – the guy’s a wanker. Charles Bridge (July 2021).Charles Bridge with the Old Town Bridge Tower (July 2021).Charles Bridge (July 2021).Charles Bridge (July 2021).Charles Bridge (July 2021).Another day, another dollar for two climbers in Prague (July 2021).The narrowest (~20 inches) street in Prague (July 2021).A bit of a tourist trap but oh well (July 2021).I never knew that the partitioning of Czechoslovakia was a move without popular support (July 2021).Prague (July 2021).Prague (July 2021).A taste of Prague (July 2021).Waldstein Garden (August 2021).Waldstein Garden (August 2021).Waldstein Garden (August 2021).Waldstein Garden (August 2021).Waldstein Garden (August 2021).Waldstein Garden (August 2021).Tom taking in the wall of artificial stalactites at the Waldstein Garden (August 2021).On the way to enjoy some brews (July 2021).The only place where masks were really required during our Europe trip was the public transport. Here they wanted the N95s or something (July 2021).Strahov Monastery Brewery (July 2021).Strahov Monastery Brewery. The good brothers brew what we thought was the best beer in Czech (July 2021).The library at the Strahov Monastery (August 2021).Another library chamber (August 2021).Approaching the Prague Castle (August 2021).Posers (August 2021).Prague (August 2021).Prague (August 2021).Prague (August 2021).Prague. The very overcast skies made for decent pics (August 2021).Prague Castle complex (August 2021).Prague Castle, currently the Presidential Palace (August 2021).Gothic St. Vitus Cathedral on the grounds of the Prague Castle complex (August 2021).A canine friendly city (August 2021).More of the cathedral (August 2021).Charles Bridge (August 2021).Prague (August 2021).Charles Bridge and the Prague Cycle Boat (August 2021).Prague Cycle Boat – a water version of a beer bike (August 2021).And this, what is this cultural highlight?Tom and Shirley chilling in an outdoor cafe post our city tour (August 2021).
