Prague - Just Incredible

Prague taken from the plane

Our Hotel

On the boat trip 1

On the boat trip 2

We left Budapest this morning, the 30th July, after a wonderful three days.

Got into Prague after a connection, at 2-30pm and arrived at our hotel at about 3-00pm. By four o'çlock we were walking. I didn't think that we would find another place where every time you turned your head, another fantastic vista appears.

I have probably put too many photo's up here today but couldn't help myself. The city is a lot more intimate then Budapest. the river is narrower and the amazing buildings that line the river bank, feel very close as you journey down the river.

On the boat trip 3

Oh the first thing we did, by the way, is take a river boat trip, a great thing to do in order to quickly get a feel for things. We then just walked around the city with our mouths open, and the camera clicking :-) . Here is a small sample.....

Taking it all in, on the boat trip 4

On the boat trip 5 - Charles Bridge

The Old town Sqaure

Street scene

Street scene 2

Street scene 3

Old town square clock tower

Street scene 4

Scene over river to old town

Another six hours walking today, the 31st July. I don't want to overload you with images so I have just put up a couple more.

View of the old town 1

View of the old town 2

Clock shop in old town

View of the old town 3

Street musicians on the walk home

Just come back from an evening in Prague city, so have to put up a few images, sorry is this is "over kill"

An evening meal looking over the city

Prague by Night 1

Prague by Night 2

Prague by Night 3

Prague by Night 4

Prague by Night 5

Prague by Night 6

Prague by Night 7

The walk from our hotel to Prague Castle

It's the 1st Aug and our last day in Prague. I thought it was going to be a "photo free" day today, but I couldn't resist, so here is a small offering. What an amazing place this is, and we are off to another one tomorrow - London :-)

The entrance to Prague Castle

Providing the atmosphere

Cathedral at Prague Castle

View from the Castle

Not a bad spot for lunch

On the walk back to hotel

Birthday in Budapest

Leaving Istanbul

Wow, what a way to celebrate a birthday !!

Got up at 5-00am this morning the 27th July, in Istanbul. Had organised to be collected by a Taxi at 6-00am and the flight took off for Budapest at 8-50am, arriving at 9-50am after loosing an hour.

Birthday Champagne on flight

Had a transfer organised in Budapest and arrived at our Hotel at about 11-00am. By 1-00pm we had settled in and were ready to explore the city.

Got collected from the Airport

We organised a tour from the hotel that included a 2 hr bus trip around the key places of interest and also included a 2 hr trip on the river Danube where we saw even more amazing sites. The tour package is valid for 48 hrs so tomorrow night we will do a night boat trip on the river, but I am getting ahead of myself, so back to today.

Amazing Architecture

I had to put this many photos in the blog today as we saw so many incredible sites and also to try and show you how the day evolved. I will continue the same blog over the next couple of days so the blog is kept to one location at a time!!

Here is a sample of the day :-) 

Jewish Synagogue

Taking in the View on the Bus trip

The River Danube

Hungary Parliament Buildings

Beautiful Buildings

Great atmosphere

Birthday dinner in a Street Cafe

Day two in Budapest, and what a day!! We left the hotel at 9-00am and have just gotten back at 9-00pm. We have done a bus tour of the city (again) and also another trip on the Danube but this time at night, which was great.

Beautiful Budapest Palace

We went to an amazing Cafe / Restaurant called the New York Cafe, for a two hour lunch for my birthday, yes I am still celebrating!!.

No that is not Me

Walked and walked and walked...... Went to an art gallery for a couple of hours

All in all a great day, but we are wacked, a good wacked but exhausted. See a few of todays photos below....

Jewish Synagogue centre of NAZI oppression

The New York Cafe - Impressive

Lunch at the New York Cafe

One of Ruth's favourites

Impressive Statues LOTR stuff!!

On the Bus trip

Budapest lit up at night

Building just hear our Hotel

Another bus trip 

Well we are now into our third day and we have taken it a little quiter. Took another bus tour, a different one from yesterday. Then we found some markets close by the hotel and had a good look around there. As it was 41 degrees today so we found a swimming pool and spa and spent a few hours in there relaxing and cooling off, a very good decision.

Sausage selection 

The Markets

Tonight we are going to a "Mozart, Liszt, Vivaldi" concert in the 17th century church of St Michael's. Looking forward to that. Then it will be packing up ready for another early morning trip to the airport, on route to Prague. We have really enjoyed Budapest, it is a beautiful city.

Great Swimming Pool

St Michael's Church

A little bit of culture to say goodbye to Buadpest

Our Hotel