Prague

After getting on the train in Berlin we took a train to Prague (or Praha as the Czech’s call it) and the train ride was a lot different than the train to Berlin since the carriages were completely different.  We arrived at the station and started walking towards our hotel when we actually found out we got off at a different train station to the one we thought we would have gotten off at so we walked for an extra 30 minutes.  We finally arrived safely at our hotel and went off to explore the old town of Prague.

The Old Town of Prague

We walked once again towards the famous and beautiful area of Prague called the old town square where some very tall and magnificent buildings stood.  We managed to go to the top of the tallest one (not as big as the empire state building though) that was also slightly on a lean.  The view that you could get from the top was amazing and I could see most of Prague in the surrounding landscapes.  At 7:00pm every night all year round the bells go off at that tower and several feature move like a skeleton that pulls the bells with his bony hand and some very strange witches that move also.  A trumpeter also comes out and plays a tune on the four sides of the tower that sounds like the Queen is arriving.  We finished of the night with a lovely dinner in the square and spent the night with the fan full blast since it was so hot and the next day was going to be even hotter!

The Charles Bridge

The Charles Bridge is located on one of Prague’s many bridges overlooking the Volta River.  The Charles Bridge was named after Charles the 4^th since he was a ruler back in the late 1300’s A famous story about the Charles Bridge is that while the king that ruled after Charles the 4^th asked the priest for the queens confessions he refused and was tortured and still didn’t confess so the king threw him off the Charles Bridge and into the river but before he hit the river a halo appeared above his head to show that he did the right thing.  A memorial of the priest is on the bridge and married people place there hand on the priest and the cross and it shows that they will be together forever.  The bridge is built to last forever and is the most beautiful bridge in the whole of Europe with its 342-metre length stories and wonder!

The Segway Tour!

Those of you that don’t know what a Segway is, it’s a machine (a very smart one) that moves when you lean forward and backwards and when you move sideways it turns sideways!  I got the hang of it straight away since it was reasonably easy but my brother and dad didn’t get it so easily.  We started the 3-hour tour around a circuit that took you up into the surrounding hills of Prague, what a view it was from the top!  The Segway’s were a really easy way of getting around since Prague is mainly made up of hills and long drives, I managed to learn that the Czech Republic used to be called Czechoslovakia since Slovakia used to be linked with the Czech, in the end (after WWII) they split up and became The Czech Republic.  I also learnt that the biggest castle in the world (in square metres) was in Prague as well!  The Segway tour sadly ended but on a good note and we managed to visit the old square once again before heading back to the hotel to prepare for our trip to Vienna the next day. 

The Castle in the Old Square

The Charles Bridge

The Clock Tower in the Old Square

My mum saw Sonny Bill on the Plane on the way to Sydney!!!!!!

The Old Town Square

The Priest's Memorial of when he fell of the Bridge (it brings good luck)

I'm on a Segway!!