What a beautiful city is Prague! We left Passau and drove by bus through the deep Bavarian (German) anbd Bohemian (Czech) forests for about 2 1/2 hours, and into the city... Our hotel was right off the Old Town Square, which provided wonderful opportunities for "hanging out" and people-watching: the square is surrounded by outdoor cafes where you can have a beer (cheaper than water!) or a coffee or ice cream or a meal and just enjoy the weather and the "happenings" - one afternoon we saw open air markets, street theater, musicians and musical groups, a photo shoot of about 20 Chinese brides in full bridal regalia, and, of course, tourists/tourist-groups/locals... The Old Town Hall at one edge of the square has a medieval version of the Small World Clock Tower at Disneyland: every hour two small windows over the clock open and the twelve apostles make their way past! And, because we're so far north, we have many hours of daylight in which to stroll and otherwise enjoy our people-watching: it gets dark about 10 p.m. and light again about 4:30!
And now, it's time to say good-bye! It's been a great trip!
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