We awoke in the middle of the night (2:30) as our internal clocks were out of wack. Deb finally fell back to sleep until 6:30, but I tossed and turned, getting up at 5:00 and into a great shower. Then caught up on this daily email.
I went down to breakfast at 6:50. Very good and a large selection. The dining room got real crowded with the entire hotel trying to eat and get out before 8:00 AM. Deb came down about 8:15 and we were lucky to find a seat.
Our city tour of Prague left promptly at 9:00 in a total of three (3) buses. We were the red group! The palace tour was good, although Deb and I had done it the last time we were here. The entire group then walked to the city center. This was facilitated by the voice vox technology. This is a small transmitter and microphone the tour guide carries, and each of the participants has an individual small receiver with ear piece to hear. In effect, the tour guide is broadcasting on a private frequency to each of her tour members. Very effective, as long as you don't mind her constant chatter in your ear.
We completed the tour in the Old Town Square, waiting for the clock to strike 1:00. We ate lunch at a surprisingly good Italian restaurant, enjoying pizza and wine.
After lunch, Don, Ann, Deb and I walked the old town area, shopping and wandering. We stopped for an afternoon ice cream, and then decided to attend the concert in the St. Nicholas church in the square. Organ and Trumpet doing KVNO style classical favorites. An interesting experience, but, wow, were the pews hard and uncomfortable for the entire hour! We returned to the hotel at 6:15, refreshed and then out again to a wonderful meal at Cafe La Veranda - truly top notch, I had a grilled tuna steak in a lemon reduction sauce, Deb had roast duck.
After dinner, more wandering of the old town area. We ended up back at the square to watch the 11:00 striking of the astronomical clock, finally seeing the entire sequence.
Home by 11:30 and straight to bed. I fell directly to sleep, but Deb tossed and turned most of the night.
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