Good King Wenceslas looked out on the Feast of Stephen...
As you may or may not have known, King Wenceslas was a real Czech king back in the day.
Today I saw his statue and read may book in Wenceslas Square.
It was my last day in Prague and I took it really easy. My morning was filled with stories of Stalin and Vaclav Havel in the Communism Museum. In school we learned bits and pieces about The USSR and communism in Soviet times but not much about Czechoslovakia. I was fascinated with the info and artifacts such as school books, images of agriculture propaganda and secret police phones.
Yesterday I joined a 3.5 hour walking tour of Prague. Everyday locals lead an English tour around the old town, lesser town, Jewish town and Prague Castle. They tell interesting stories, answer any and all questions and work strictly off the tips people pay. Since I don't like walking around with my guide book reading about all the buildings, this tour provided an easy to understand background/history on the important sites and Czech in general. Yesterday afternoon I grabbed a piece of picnic table at a Folk Festival near the Old Town Square and sampled local food and beer while watching people from around Eastern Europe dance and sing away.
Tonight I leave Prague on an overnight train bound for my last stop before Ireland and the UK, Budapest. Lets hope its an easy journey!
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