Prague.
The train to Prague went via Dresden and ran along the river Elbe. The Czech Republic seems like a pretty run down place, even in Prague, which isn't really a surprise; however, the Elbe was pretty and there was a lot of impressive cliffs along the bank of the river.
When we arrived we checked in at our hotel, the Dahlia Inn, which was a lot nicer but a lot quieter than the East Seven in Berlin. The guy running the place, Mark, was really nice; he gave us loads of information and we had a nice chat about music and whatnot. For the first evening we decided to just have a bit of a wander around, so we checked out the old town and wandered past a really old synagogue and a bunch of poncy shops. We also walked past the Astronomical Clock, which, amusingly, has four animated figures which were added in the 17th century, representing things hated by the Czech people at the time; vanity, Jews, death and Turks. We didn't actually bother to wait for the clock to move on the hour, because it was raining, but also because the guidebook said it wasn't really worth it.
In the evening, we ate at Pivovarsky dum, where the beer was really cheap and awesome, and the meals were slightly more expensive but still pretty good. I guess they do things in reverse to the old scam here of cheap meals and expensive drinks. I had venison, which was pretty tasty.
So yeah, not much happened on the first day; not much happened in Prague generally, although the second day was a bit more interesting.
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