We are learning our way around with the transportation system. In Prague trolley,bus,underground and water are all used. We quickly figured what areas were out of line with regards to us driving. Things get steeper and narrower all the time. We are about 200 meters above the old town where we are staying. The person who ones the building: Michal Roucka, has been very helpful with directions and local history. Apparently the increase of automobiles has gone through the roof one the streets of Prague over the last 5 years and a very high tax is going to be put in place to drive anywhere in Prague. We made our way to Mala Strana (the little quarter), our first taste of figuring dates in Prague. Lots went on here as the years 950-1050 seems to be referenced a lot on many of the buildings in that hub. We saw the Petrin Hill Observation tower; it is a small version of the Eiffel Tower it is in a beautiful garden area overlooking Prague at the highest point in the area. Later in the day as we made our way back home we went to the monastery across the road. It seems to go by a few different names; Benedictine Archabbey of St.Vojtech (Adalbert). It is like a fortress, it is one of the oldest inhabited parts of Prague, can’t imagine how many monks this place could have held back then. We went to mass Sunday evening in the church of St. Margaret in the monastery, there had to be at least 500 people in there and it didn’t make a dent. Peter, Natalie and Ruby had lots of fun in the grounds climbing on the rocks in the garden while we waited while Ruby was feeding some ducks in the pond.
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