European Road Trip: Dresden and Prague Day 5 - 8

We left Berlin and drove to Dresden, Germany, which served as a midway point to Prague. Once arriving in Dresden, we spent the afternoon seeing the historical city center. It was really cold and wet and made it difficult to enjoy what we were seeing. Craig was on the look out for commies who might still be lingering around. We suspect that the owner of our hotel may have been one.

The next morning we drove to Prague which was only about 2.5 hours from Dresden. We crossed the border into the Czech Republic on top of a mountain that was covered with snow. I am not sure how high up we were, but we were driving through the clouds. We stopped at the first convienence store to pick up a sticker for the car to allow us to legally drive in Prague. We realized a day later that the attendant charged more than the sticker cost. Ripping off tourists is very common in Prague. They are still not using the Euro, so it is very easy to get confused.

Our hotel was in the best location right at the base of the Charles Bridge. We wasted no time and walked the bridge and head into the Old Town Square to see the Tyn Church and the Astronomical Clock. Prague is probably the most beautiful city we have seen. It was one of the few places that was spared by WWII.

The Czech Republic would be following in Berlin's footsteps by celebrating the fall of communism shortly after we visited. There were displays all over the city describing the events leading up to November 17, 1989.

We had lined up a personal tour guide for Friday to show us parts of the city. She took us through the Little Quarter and on the tram up to Prague Castle.

We spent our last day in Prague seeing some of the things we missed the first 2 days. We really loved Prague and would recommend it to anyone.

Unfortunately this pictured turned out grainy and dark, but the Charles Bridge looks amazing.