Day 9: Prague

Again we've gotten behind on the posts, so anyone who's still reading this, we apologise, please don't hurt us.

Day 9 started in the usual fashion, Mollie woke up first and I slept in till 10. By the time I had been roused, Mollie had been up for 3 hours, and of course this meant the hunger was starting to rear its head, and through previous experience, we knew this was not a good sign. The initial plan was to get a bite to eat then head to the Letna park, which hosts amazing views of Prague, and in particular its bridges, as well as being the former home of the Stalin monument. However all did not go to plan...

It all started off quite well when we accidentally stumbled upon the Charles bridge on our way into the centre which we had been planning to visit later. There was loads of stalls and artists along the bridge, as well as statues and there were some pretty good views over the river too. 

After walking around Prague for what felt like 65 hours trying to find somewhere to eat (who knew locating a sandwich could be so difficult), we finally settled on a pretty average cafe where we had some very dry sandwiches. Nonetheless it gave us enough energy to start heading over towards the Letna park.

As we headed over to Letna park, we grabbed a drink and some fruit, before we entered. Mollie was not initially amused, after day 8, more hills were the last thing she wanted, and to be frank, I wanted none of it either. But we soldiered on, up and up, until we reached the top. Of course, as soon as this happened, we were punished for our complaints, and it absolutely tipped it down. We're not talking a light bit of Bournemouth rain, we're talking Welsh torrents drowning any small rodents in the vicinity. Soon we were wet, and a little peeved, and so decided to cut our losses, and head home, to dry out and consolidate.

However we were inevitably soon hungry again so we ventured out to a place we had researched prior, called U Kroka, which promised traditional Czech food, with cheap beer to wash it down with. Mollie ordered a chicken dish, and I ordered pork knuckle and dumplings, which is far tastier than it sounds. This hearty meal was definitely one of the best of our trip thus far, and we can definitely recommend it!

This was a late meal, and so we were soon kicking it in bed again, I'm not sure what it is, but travelling really does take it out of you!