20220911 Early Shoot, Gardens, Old Town, St. Nicholas: Had a restless night awakening about every hour. Needed to be ready to leave hotel at 6AM; got up about 5:15. Tram and long walk to two viewpoints over the river to see it and all the bridges. Since it was cloudy, we did not have the light we wanted for images, but was fun. Back to the hotel for breakfast around 8:00.
Left hotel at 9:00 ad visited several gardens, all quite nice. Vojanovy Garden with its fruit trees and peacocks. Next the Wallenstein (Senate) Gardens and Palace with the palace and meeting place for Czech Senate, paths, peacocks, pond (we had been here in 2016). Then to a hidden jewel, Vtrba Gardens, tucked off a main street behind a building. It goes up several levels and you get wonderful views of the entire city.
From there we walked to the Lennon Wall and loved the new artwork there from our last visit. From there, it was across the Charles Bridge and into Old Town where we stopped for lunch at Pivince U Kata, where three of us split a pork knuckle (yep, knuckle).
Walked into the main town square and the famous Astronomical Clock. Crowds … and beware of pickpockets for sure. Clock struck 2:00, did its thing, crowds dispersed. We were tired from such a long day so far and went back to the hotel via subway (sone walked!).
At 4:30, a few of us walked up to St. Nicholas Church with its wonderful interior. Really beautiful and better than many of the churches Jeff and I visited recently. After time there, we get gelato at our new favorite place and walked back to the hotel around 6:00.
At 7:00, Alan Morris and I walked over to a nearby restaurant, U Patrona where we ate on their terrace for a delightful meal and visit. Back to the hotel. Nice visit with Jeff who had returned from evening shoot on Charles Bridge.
Tomorrow, we leave here at 9:00 and go to Terezin. Long day today and I am weary. Glad to have a day tomorrow with less walking. I think we’ve done 4-6 miles a day here including lots of cobblestone streets and hills. Time for washing clothes, shower, shave, and bed!
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