9th Day of Honeymoon: Prague (5/31)

For our first (half) day in Prague, we arrived to our only 5-star hotel, the Hotel General, where our concierge Arrevik or "Viki," sat us down, gave us beer and wine, and informed us about how to get around the city and what to see. One of the helpful hints she gave us was a restaurant nearby, where we had dinner and I was able to drink my first unfiltered Czech beer.

Afterwards, we walked along the Vltava river towards the St. Charles Bridge, where we hoped to get photos before an imminent rainstorm.  On the way, we spotted the various styles of architecture, the swans and plastic penguins near the bank, and some weird sculptures of giant babies in the park. Once upon the Bridge, we noticed the quiet bums, who seemingly pray rather than ask you for charity, as well as the standard vendors and caricaturists. We also took note of the rising waters on the Vlatva

Once past the Bridge, we went to the Old Town Square to gaze at the astronomical clock and the Church of Our Lady Before Tyn. However, less famous or religious buildings nearby also had some interesting artwork on their facades. We stuck around the square to see the figures emerge from the clock on the hour, and I got some video of it below.

After leaving the Old Town Square, we headed back to the riverbank, where we decided to purchase our 2nd river night cruise. (This turned out to be a wise idea since they cancelled later cruises due to the flooding.) From the boat, we got pics of Prague Castle, St. Charles Bridge, Parliament, St. Matthew's Church, and various other bridges. With the cruise over, we walked back over the St. Charles Bridge at night towards our hotel. />