May 12

Today was another one of those quick visits which turned out to be an all day outing. We wanted to go to Venceslas Square to get a new map of Prague because the first one was getting pretty ratty. We found the information kiosk and got the new map. 

W continued walking and noticed the tower at the end of Jindrizska Ulice (St. Henry Street). I knew that the tower was accessible to public and in fact had a modern elevator inside so a visitor could ride all the way to the top where there is a beautiful bird's eye view of the Old Town. The tower was founded in 1472.

All wooden internal structures have been removed leaving only the exterior stone walls. A complete concrete tower was built inside the original walls totally separate and not connected with the old stone walls. This is where the modern elevator, gift shop and a two storey restaurant are located.

A view from the tower of Old Town

After the visit of the tower we decided to jump on a tram and ride it to the very end of its line. We came to a place called Divoka Sarka (Wild Sarah) which is another nature preserve and a very nice park located in a natural ravine with some very interesting rock formations.

Naturally, to complete the day's outing, we wanted to sit down a spell and enjoy a cup of coffee and something sweet. The nearest place that would offer this was a McDonalds at the tram terminal so that is where we wound up and got this.

Hmmm, not quite the same as McDonalds at home.

Paris on Wednesday!