I love Prague!

Despite the rainy day, I love Prague. If you know me at all, you know that Florence is probably my favorite city in the world. Prague is not quite Florence, but the narrow streets, the cobblestone road ways, the historic buildings, the friendliness of the people, and the quaintness of the city is perfect!

We went to the castle today. It is supposedly, by some standards, the largest castle in the world. It is more that all of the surrounding buildings and the castle itself make it the largest, the castle itself is not that large.

There is a grand cathedral, St. Vitus's Cathedral, inside the walls of the castle, though not as large, the stained glass windows resemble the beautiful windows of Notre Dame. We also went in several small museums, which included history of the palace, and fun "army" gear. There is a small Basiclica and a Convent, which was closed today, but we may visit tomorrow. The palace itself was sort of a disappointment. They were renovating on the outside, so there was scaffolding everywhere, and inside we were really only allowed in a few rooms. Through some of our readings, we believe that someone may currently live there, so perhaps that is why.

We entered into a grand hall. It was huge, and even said to hold inside jousting events. All I could imagine was the grand balls and parties that I could host in the room. I don't know why, but I would love to have a giant room like that to host parties and balls in. I know that sounds very silly, but I know that my roommate, Stephanie would agree and attest to the fact that I would put it to good use. No matter what, I gawked at the incredible room for quite some time.

I also enjoyed another great site in this hall. There was a group of about 30 very young children, all in brightly colored raincoats and hats. They were so cute and so much fun to watch as they enjoyed the palace!

We found some fun little shopping stores on the "Golden Lane" after enjoying a lovely, hot meal. It got colder with the rain, but we hope the weather warms up a little tomorrow!

We found our way back home, which is a challenge and we are now enjoying an Internet Cafe, so that we can all have a little computer time. Thanks again for reading, I am so glad I can share stories soon after they happen! My love to you all!