Our taxi arrived right at 0900 and whisked us off to the Central train station in Vienna. Once there, it took us awhile to figure out the system. There are many different train companies each with their own trains, rates, timetables and ticket offices. We’d heard about a special deal with RegioJet – only 15 euros per/person Vienna to Prague. As we searched for their ticket office we learned that you can only order tickets on line. So at the last second Chris was able to figure out how to do that on his phone and ordered the tickets just as out train was pulling into the station.

We jumped aboard with our two suitcases and the giant tandem box trying to maneuver inside the car and as the train was about to leave the station the train attendant said “no no that’s too big” which was true as it certainly wouldn’t fit down the aisle or anywhere else so we agreed that we could leave it right at the front of the car where we’d gotten on. It just barely fit without blocking the door to the toilet.

Once we got settled into our seats we had a lovely five-hour ride to Prague while sipping on some local vino.

Once we arrived we hopped into a taxi/van that took us to our hotel – The Hotel Seifert.

A wonderful place that serves a huge breakfast with lots of options. It’s also in a great location.

After breakfast we headed out to explore the city of Prague on foot. Our plan was to just wander and see what we see. Lucky for me, Chris (almost) never gets lost. Here are some of the sites as we wandered.

One of our goals was to see the Astronomical Clock. This is the oldest working astronomical clock in the world and was built six centuries ago.

But due to repairs it was not in operation so instead we climbed to the top of the clock tower for a look around the city.

Here’s a cool snap I took of the climb up to the top.

Since it was getting late we wandered back toward the hotel looking for a place to get a small bite to eat for dinner. We made it all the way back to the hotel and were just pondering this tiny place across the street

when two

reps ushered us inside because they were so excited about their beer and wanted to show us how to make the perfect pour. They took us behind the bar and had us each pour our own beer from the tap in the very special Pilsner Urquell way – with lots of creamy head.

So, of course, we had to stay for dinner. Here we learned about Croquettes.

These are deep fried potato balls filled with yummy stuff inside. (See list of goodies above.)

Bon Appetite and Good Night