I didn't do a whole lot yesterday. Had a sleep in then went for a wander into the main square which is just around the corner. While I was there I ran into a guy that was in my room at the Hostel in Prague. He was on his way to an iconic library not far from where we were so I went with him. It was a cool building but we couldn't get in to have a look around. We had to register, which required queuing to have our photos taken, which was taking about 10 minutes per person and there were 5 people before us.
Today I decided to go wander the streets aimlessly. It is one of my favourite things to do and something you can generally only do on your own. I have no idea where I went. I think I did a big wide spiral outside the old town. The streets are all really nice here. It seems really relaxed. Nobody is in too much of a hurry and no place is too packed. I took some photos of some of the streets, not because there was anything special about them but because they were so average yet pleasant.
At the start of the wander I ended up over near the train station and I saw a sinister looking steam train pull into the station. The engine was all black and angular like I haven't seen before on a steam engine and the carriages were wooden, painted a dull green. I think it might have been one of the trains from the holocaust. I googled to see if maybe it is the one from Schindler's List but I don't think it was. It really was an evil looking train. If it was in Thomas the Tank Engine it would probably be voiced by Alan Rickman. It was gone before I could get a photo and I wasn't going to chase it like a nerd train spotter.
I kept wandering and ended up at the castle, purely by accident. It is one of the bigger ones and looks pretty castle-ly (my phone recognises that as a real word now) except that it is made from horrible orange bricks. Any minecraft player knows that castles made from bricks look rubbish.
After that I found a few different churches. I actually have no idea of the names of the places or history of any of these things. One of the churches (I'm going to say it was the Augustine church because that was the street it was on) had a group of people outside dressed like they were about to put on a performance of Robin Hood. I'm not sure what that was about. Around the corner was a much nicer looking church and I arrived as everyone was departing from a wedding.
I also found a few nice smaller squares and some statues and sculptures. Some girls asked me if I wanted to go to a strip club. Later a man asked me if there was a place for lap dancing but I couldn't remember where those girls were as I'd walked quite a ways.
Eventually I came back to a place I recognised and found my way back to the hostel through the flower markets. Tonight I'm going to head out with a kiwi at the hostel to watch the rugby. Heading to Auschwitz tomorrow and Thailand the day after. I don't know if I mentioned that in previous blogs. I'm skipping Russia and China as I don't have the money to get visas and also afford the trip. It's pretty disappointing but at the same time I really don't care that much. I'll just have to do it another time.
I'm just going to post a bunch of photos from today with no explanation. Except the car. The gold on it is the smallest denomination coins you can get here. They are worth roughly a quarter of a euro cent and I cannot fathom how they can be worth making.
No comments:
Post a Comment