24 hours in Prague....our whirlwind tour.

During our 24 hours in Prague we:

- got ourselves, kids and bags from the train station to the hostel (quite an effort!).

- navigated our way through the town and over the river to the best coffee place in Prague (their cold brew was amazing).

- walked along the river to the base of the castle, admiring the views of the ornate buildings on the other side of the river.

- got an amazing ice cream halfway up the hill to the castle (a reward and a bribe!).

- made it through the masses of tourists all headed towards Prague Castle.

- wandered through the castle grounds and then marvelled at the beauty of the sunlight streaming through the stained glass windows in the cathedral.

- walked along the other side of the river.

- got a swan shaped pedal boat and paddled along the river getting an alternate view of Prague.

- managed to steer our swan boat to a riverside bar and get a beer (it was an extremely hot day and we deserved it).

- walked to a nearby brewery for a delicious dinner and some refreshing local beer.

- took 2 very exhausted children home about 7.30pm where we all collapsed into bed (we had walked nearly 20km throughout the day).

- got up at 7, packed and enjoyed the quiet and stillness of the town (the masses of tourists weren't up yet).

- went to the town square and finally located the Astronomical Clock between all the scaffolding.

- waited patiently for 8am and the 'performance' of the Astronomical Clock that I had promised the kids. Unfortunately the clock struck eight and nothing happened. I was not having good luck as this was the second clock that didn't work that I had taken everybody to.

- got a local delicacy, trdelnik, a cone shaped donut and ate it whilst walking over the gorgeous Charles Bridge. It was so much better walking over it early morning without the hordes of tourists.

- let the kids burn of some energy in a playground at the base of the bridge.

- went out for brunch before catching the bus to the airport.

- waited for 30 minutes on board the plane before it took off, during which the pilot let the kids check out the cockpit.

- finally flew to England to meet up with Roofie and Steph.

En route to Prague.

Walking over the Vltava River, headed for the 'best coffee in Prague'.

Looking back towards Charles Bridge.

Some outdoor art that amused the kids!

The best ice cream of the trip so far.

Jackson's dark chocolate and strawberry sorbet ice cream was art in a cone.

Prague Castle, amazing but swarming with tourists.

The intricate stained glass windows in the 14th Century cathedral in Prague Castle.

The huge doors on the cathedral.

Cathedral Selfie!

Wandering back down to town from the castle.

On our swan paddle boat.

Admiring the swans while riding a swan.

We peddled to a riverfront bar for a beer on the water (peddling was hard work!)

It was a lovely view from the river.

Looking back over Charles Bridge.

Early morning at the Astromonical Clock....look at all our sleepy eyes!

The Astronomical clock.....we waited in anticipation but there was no action.

Eating the local delight, trdelnik (chimney cakes) before walking over Charles Bridge.

Walking onto Charles Bridge.

View from the bridge looking towards the castle.

The view back towards the old town.

Races on the bridge.

We found a playground just near the bridge, with fabulous views.

An incredible moving sculpture we discovered on our walk back to the hostel.

The kids underneath the mirrored sculpture.

A visit to the cockpit made up for the delayed flight.