ABSINTHE

Started the day well with a ride on the big yellow bus - in line seats, power, in seat entertainment, snacks, tea. Sound familiar? Only thing missing was the runway.  Very comfortable and we got off in Prague to catch the train o our accom. Our larger luggage pieces had their own tickets which was a novelty. We hugged everything to our chests after the dire warning about new arrivals being a favoured target for pickpockets.

We have apartments here which meant washing machine, and anyone who has read about or participated in my bike rides knows how much a machine and a day to wash is appreciated.  Lunched just around the corner and had coffee so good that I went back and bought another. Best since leaving home.

After lunch we set out on an orientation walk about the town. That's when I found my spare camera battery missing, presumed left in the last place. I am happy to report that it later showed up in an unexpected packing spot. Also thank goodness for cameras that make phone calls as I did see things I wanted to record.  Prague is crowded, really crowded, especially in tourist hot spots, which we are not used to after the relative quiet we have enjoyed recently.  And we were reminded about pickpockets again.

Dave knew that we could travel parallel routes along quieter streets, something that never seems to occur to people in tourist towns and we took them to join the throng in the main square, on the Charles Bridge nd the Lennon wall which has a great history . Sadly it has to a great extent been turned into a heavily defaced and less interesting space for quotes no longer calling for peace. #straya little too prominent.

Rob and I stopped on our return journey at an Absintherie to try it out. It is a bit of a ceremony with a sugar cube over the glass on a spoon and water dripped through to dissolve it and dilute the liquor.   We tried two - shared not each, one more natural and one with rosemary. My preference is the latter which I found smoother to drink.  They were both 70% proof so we were both mellowed by the experience.

Dinner together in a restaurant  Dave knew where the generous serves meant no one had dessert tonight.  Bed and an early start planned.