After breakfast, we set off to Old Town Square to take in the sites. Old Town Square is where many of the architectural styles of Prague converge. You've got Gothic, Rococo, Baroque, Art Nouveau, Renaissance, Romanesque, etc. We went inside the Tyn Church, which was an ornate gothic church and watched the top of the hour festivities on the Old Town Hall Tower's clock strike 11am.
We hitched on with a free tour for about an hour and listened to many of the other notables regarding the square before breaking off to head over to a cafe for coffee.
I made a mistake in an earlier post. I thought the Scotts were in Prague in droves for a rugby match last Wed, but it turns out they are in town for a soccer match against CR today. They are everywhere. Painted faces, kilt wearing, flag toting, bag pipe playing, bar taking over Scotts EVERYWHERE. It was amazing. The game starts in about an hour, though I'd have to imagine they are underdogs assuming Rosiky and company are playing for CR.
Next, we crossed the river to tour Wallenstien Palace amd the gardens inside the palace walls. This Palace is the current home of the Czech Senate, and the gardens are well maintained and populated with about a dozen peacocks. Pretty interesting.
We took the tram home after lunch, and are getting ready to head to the Opera in about an hour. Then it is off to Vienna first thing tomorrow morning. Hopefully that goes smoothly.
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