Denings in Paris: Prague & Vienna (Prague)

Charlesbridge with Prague Castle in the background, this was the view from the (affordable!) restaurant we ate at in Prague

Wow! Prague is incredible. Not being bombed during the war and suffering under Communism did wonders to preserve the historic city. Prices are much lower than in other parts of Europe we have visited and Dave really enjoyed the meat heavy traditional Czech food.
It was raining for most of the start of our visit which is the day we decided to do a walking tour but even so the scenery and history was incredible. Between the tour and our own explorations, we hit the New Town Square, site of the Velvet revolution, Old Town Square, the Jewish Quarter, Charles Bridge and Prague Castle. Prague Castle is actually more like a complex with lots of history. Dave enjoyed the Golden Lane where the castle guards built houses into the castle walls and each house was set in a different time period. Mary preferred the gardens and walking in the park in the old moat. We also took a day trip to Karlovy Vary which was a pretty spa town but not so interesting.
We are going to break from our habits to post an actual album on The Facebook since we have so many great shots.
After Prague we went to Cesky (pronounce chess-key) Krumlov which was a quaint medieval village. Complete with castle. Dave convinced Mary to go canoeing on the spur of the moment. This was a complete success! We successfully navigated three of four flumes on the river and the cost was only twenty euros, one sandal and a waterlogged camera! Thus our Vienna pictures are a bit sparser until the camera finished drying.