Prague Journal

Sunday, October 10, 2004

The weather’s been nice this weekend, even sunny at times, so I decided to take a walk. I went by tram to the funicular railway (really just a two-car tram that goes up and down again on one track) that goes up Petřin hill to the replica of the Eiffel tower that was constructed for the Jubilee Exhibition in Prague in 1891. The gardens there are lovely; the roses still in bloom. There are still lots of people waiting in line for the next loading of the funicular, going up the tower to the observation deck to see the city from a bird’s eye view, stopping by the nearby observatory whose telescope is open for both day and night viewing, and walking through the gardens or on the paths near the castle. Walking down the hill is always pleasant, as is riding the tram across town and seeing the varied buildings and sculptures that define Prague.
Rick decided to try out a health club nearer to our house. He had been going to the YMCA downtown, but we received a flyer about one just along the tramline at the bottom of our street. This one is a tad more expensive than the Y, but a shorter tram ride from our house.
The grocery stores in our area have longer hours on Sunday than Saturday, but we failed to get to the store before it closed at 6pm. Alas, no fresh bread for dinner. Ah, well. Tomorrow is another day.

posted by JWinn @ 6:27 PM