Prague - Day 2

We are finishing up our first full day in Prague. It is a beautiful
city! We took a city tour and saw the Prague Castle and Cathedral,
which are amazing! We also saw a bunch of other historic sites, town
squares, etc. The place is very old, but very well kept up. The river
and bridges are beautiful as well.

There are a lot of people here, even at this time of year. And lots of traffic.

This evening we went to see a wonderful concert: it was a concert of
Mozart opera arias, and orchestral pieces, with 2 singers, and a 3
piece orchestra. And, the best part, it was held in the Estates
Theater. This is the place where 2 of Mozart\s operas premiered, and
he spend a lot of time here. It is a very beautiful theater, small,
and very ornate. It was thrilling to be sitting in the same place
where Mozart worked! And the concert was just delightful.

We had dinner at a very nice restaurant overlooking the (famous)
Charles Bridge, which was very good as well. The local wine here is
very good. I had veal schnitzel, and Mitch had duck (of course). For
dessert we had a traditional Czech dessert, which consistes of 2 fired
(of course) pancakes, with maple ice cream, whipped cream, and a berry
sauce. The xchnitzel came with the same berry sauce; I guess they had
some left over.

Our hotel is very nice; we have a very comfortable room overlooking the river.

Tomorrow we are just going to explore the city on our own; Sunday
we're taking a day-long trip to some nearby city, which is supposed to
be very beautiful. It has a castle (of course).

The weather is very unstable: sunny, cloudy, rainy, and cool.

So far we're having a great time!