Last Full Day in Prague

Day 8 in Prague

Today we ventured over to tour St. Nicolas Church, just down the hill from the hotel, selected the wrong entrance, paid a fee and found ourselves climbing the bell tower instead of entering the church.  After walking up 305 steps, we arrived at the top of the tower.  It was a great mistake - the view of the city was magnificent.  We climbed back down the steps, went around the corner, and finally entered the church.  It was stunningly beautiful.

The Church has a dominate dome and belfry and is an excellent example of Baroque architecture.  Mozart played the organ here during his stay in Prague.

We then walked over the Charles Bridge, back through the main square - where we paid the grumpy lady to use the WC at the information center by the Astronomical Clock for what seemed to be the umpteenth time - and went to the Municipal House - a beautiful, Art Nouveau concert hall built in the early part of the 20^th century. We took a one-hour tour of the building and then went to a restaurant in the adjacent hotel recommended by our friends, Ray Miller and Diane Knight, called the Café de Paris for a wonderful lunch.  

        

Gerry finally tried a Czech Budweiser and must admit that it is far better than an American Budweiser.

We finished our last evening in Prague at the wonderful Terasa Restaurant at our hotel overlooking this beautiful city and the United States Embassy.