DAY 23 (MAY 24-THURS) PROGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC

Last day–eat breakfast w/couple from VA.  Take tram to Newtown & walk (4 or 5 m) to Petrin Hill to climb 420 steps to the top of Prague’s Little Eiffel Tower–highest pt to view city. Got reduction in price & were offered elevator to top because we’re seniors.  If I can climb hill to get here will walk to top–well worth the view–Prague is a beautiful city but still like Budapest better.  Sitting more today & enjoying the beautiful day–people watching.  I haven’t bought any souvenirs & it’s my last day.  See an orange glass fish-decide I want it & smaller fish.  A-does it say it’s from Prague anywhere?  Keep looking at fish-it’s cheaper than jewelry.  Don’t have enough money-guy tells Armand where ATM is.  Where are you putting those fish?  Find another place to sit down.  Walk back to motel-stop 1st  at view pt where we went first night.  Girl has her picture displays next to our bench–tell her I like her pictures.  Has regular Progue scenes & some very different colorful ones.  A says they look like Disney–walks away.  I follow saying I REALLY LIKE THOSE PICTURES.  We spend the money that we were going to pay the guy who is taking us to the airport tomorrow.  WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO PUT THE PICTURES–with the fish of course.  Rest at hotel before we have to go back into town to get more money so we can leave.  Eat at Subway for 2nd time–have a Pepsi to drink w/ICE.

OBSERVATIONS:  American fast food-MD; Subway; Starbucks; KFC; BurgerKing

Cities have worked hard to clean up liitter,having more trouble w/graffiti–Too many young people smoke; Most young people speak several languages–English is excellent

Never a time we did not feel safe–even though we were warned about pick pockets

Never saw a hospital or dr’s office;  Never saw a traffic accident–which is amazing considering how fast cars drive along side trams, bikes, pedestrians.

This has been a wonderful experience–we are packed & ready to leave at 7:00 tomorrow morning.