I fixed an i-pad

My camera cannot do justice to the beauty of Prague.  Standing in the middle of a no-name bridge at 8:30 in the morning with the church bells ringing, it was sublime.

                                View from the Castle, you can see Charles Bridge

Can’t top that start to the day I thought as I wandered back to the Hotel to do my washing.  Then I find that doing the washing is free, and they do it for you, leaving plenty of time for an early start to the sightseeing.

Now over 12 hours later and Wow, or RFA (obviously that means ‘really fantastically amazing’ because that is the kind of language I use).  This is a beautiful city.  The hills, the trees, the buildings ………..amazing.  headed off for the Sandeman’s free tour.  It was very good, with a knowledgeable and humorous guide.  I trained to Republic square and had to find my way to Old Town Square, which I did, aweing all the way (that is walking around slowly with mouth open making quiet noises of amazement and appreciation – occasionally bumping in to rubbish bins and slow moving old folk.)

                                                                  Old Town Square ?

The tour showed lots of impressive sights and told many stories of Prague’s history.  There is a church for instance where the mummified hand of a thief still hangs 600 years later.  Also interesting is the approach the Czechs have taken to invasion in the last 100 years or so - they remove the street signs.  The guide was into what he called ironic juxtapositions.  He showed us two examples 1) Hugo Boss, the designer of the SS Waffen uniforms, with a shop in the Jewish quarter, and 2) The Communist Museum in between a McDonalds and a dodgy casino.  The sign for the museum is fantastic, it is a very special babushka doll thing.

After the 3 hour tour, back to hotel room for a cup of tea and a rest.  My washing done and all dry for me.  At the request of the owner and a befuddled guest I fix the problems the guest is having with her i-pad.  Quick rest and off to the Museum, not all that amazing like many Museums, but gives a great account of the history of the people and the place which I like to know.

Went from there to the Castle district.  Some pretty amazing stuff but \\i didn’t like it as much as the Old Town and New Town, where tourism is big but life seems to go on alongside it.  Most of the \Castle district seemed to have no purpose but politics (hidden) and tourism.

                                                Part of Wenceslas square              

After that I had to change at the station at Wenceslas square so went up for a good look.  I reckon the saintly gent it was named after would be ashamed of it.  There are some interesting buildings and it is huge, but mostly tacky stuff and Maccas and Marks and Spencer etc.

By the way, I fixed technical problems with an i-pad.
(ps this is Sunday's blog: internet troubles)