Bad Czech jokes

Last weekend we went to Prague. We went on the recommendation of everyone we’ve ever spoken to who has been there...so no high expectations at all. With a name like the Czech Republic and an intellect as small as mine, the potential for check and cheque jokes was seemingly endless....oh they were side-splitters!

The Saturday morning we caught a train out to Hradgany, which is the old royal palace that sits on a mountain overlooking Prague. The palace was pretty cool as was the garden that surrounded it (see photo on the left). You can see photos of both on our photos website, which is now updated (http://photos.yahoo.com/csmoyle)

Saturday night we went to the Prague Opera House to see La Traviata. I know what you’re thinking: “how cultural of them.” Or alternatively, “Why the heck would Chris go to the opera?” For some reason I wanted to see the Prague Opera House as I thought it was famous for having had Mozart or Beethoven (I always get Wolfie and Ludders confused) play there many times. So we went. The Opera House was incredible inside, in a way it amazed like Opera Garnier in Paris but was completely different. The opera was…well…pretty average. Well actually, the opera was fine, but it’s not my thing. It didn’t help of course that they were singing in Italian with the subtitles flashing up in Czech. Needless to say it just looked like a bloke singing to a who then sang to another guy who then….zzzzz. Yah, we both fell asleep and in a show of poor form left after the second act.

We then went out for dinner as it was my (Chris’) birthday. Found a great funky place and ate a great meal (black spaghetti!) without having to pay much (£25 incl drinks). It was probably the cheapest dinner we’ve had in Europe. Sunday we spent wandering around the old town which starts at the massive Wenceslas Square (which is actually rectangular). Also checked out the National Museum which is housed in a massive old building with a brilliant reception area that has four staircases leading in four different directions. There’s a photo on the site. The museum was full of ancient artefacts and in particular ancient human corpses that had been found in archaeological digs around Czech Republic...fun fun.

So that was Prague. A city full of amazing old stone buildings, cheap food and great Opera (?).