The Ladies Arrive!
Marie and Suzy join me in Prague!
24.07.2009 - 24.07.2009
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Friday, July 24th:
Marie and Suzy arrive safe and sound in Prague. Marie has the map and itinerary ready by the time I pick them up! On our way to an awesome outdoor market, Havel, we run into a Folk Dance performance in Wenceslas square. It's 10:30 am, time for a beer!
After perusing the market stalls with fresh produce and toys (Suzy was in heaven), we go to watch the Astronomical clock. In classic Suzy fashion, she misses the show while starring at it through her camera lens. Ooops.
We head over to Charles Bridge and the Lenin Wall, stopping to take plenty of photos, both smiling and Euro on the way. We've been watching closely and have perfected the look and stance.
We grab a light lunch before taking the tram up to Petrin Hill. Marie gets artsy on her camera in the rose garden. There is a huge swing in front of the Eiffel Tower, so of course we have to give that a whirl. We spend a good 30 minutes swinging and singing Taylor Swift.
We bypass climbing the tower and head over towards Castle Hill. We pause in an old-school pub en route for a Kozel beer. Here we meet a random guy from Kentucky whose teacher tries to convince us that he should tour us around the city. Slightly creepy and Suzy reminds us that this is a girl's trip, no boys allowed! The beer is absolutely delicious and the best we've had to date. We visit St. Vitus Church and the gardens before heading down to pick up mom.
Marie's itinerary includes a trip to an outdoor beer garden and burger place, Fraktal, on Letna hill, another hill in Prague in a not-so-great neighborhood. The picnic tables, local crowd, beer and view are well worth the questing looks coming from Mama Sims. And, the burgers earn an 8 on the delicious scale.
We head back to Marie and Suzy's hostel for some late night Catch Phrase before meeting up with Christine and touring a couple of bars before heading in for the night. I down a B-52 shot, Baileys, Kaluah and Absinthe before we head in for the night.
Posted by BlakeSims 27.07.2009 10:55
