Prague

We drove to Prague - Oscar driving, Emma not feeling confident of staying to the right at 130km per hour. Despite knowing we had to purchase a toll sticker on entering the Czech Republic, we were concentrating so hard on the road that we completely forgot and got pulled over by the police. We thought this was incredibly diligent of them until we realised they were happy to accept cash rather than write us a ticket or have us follow them to the station for a higher fine. This suited us too so Oscar handed over the Euro which disappeared under the policeman's hat. No wonder they do their job so vigilantly! We laughed all the way to Prague.

Prague was stunningly beautiful, particularly the spots on the hills overlooking the city where there were fewer tourists. The castle, the biggest castle complex in the world apparently, was amazing. Walking along the same cobblestone paths that Good King Wenceslas did seemed strange. Speaking of the good king, it seems even though he may have looked out his window on the feast of Stephen and helped that poor lad collecting wood, I'm not sure how good he really was - the Christmas carol fails to mention he also had a priest thrown to his death of the bridge for failling to reveal the Queen's confession. In the origin of Budvar (Budweisser) and pilsner, we did enjoy an ale; the sunny weather was encouraging. 

We visited an 11th century fortress on the hilltop - funny how we think 100 year old buildings in Melbourne are old! Both Dvorak and Smetana are buried at this beautiful spot. I drove back cautiously with Oscar saying "move over, move over" every 800m - it took me a while to feel comfortable on the RHS.

After sunny, T-shirt weather, today was miserable with cold winds and some rain - a nice day to spend at home. Hope you're all going well.