Day 12 October 19th Prague

Zizkov TV Tower

Today was our day to choose our own

a baby climbing

destinations and how to get there.  It was another bright, sunny day and we decided to firstly go to the nearby, walking distance, Zizkov TV tower which has an observation deck 96 metres above ground.  We found the tower with only once getting lost – for us an achievement!  It gave a good all-round view of the city extending some miles with very little haze.  We could pick out the castle area and the Old Town Square which we visited yesterday as well as

The castle area

other landmarks.  The tower is called the babies tower as

Old Town Square

it has climbing babies sculpted onto it.  We had a coffee in the restaurant and then caught the lift back down.
There was a metro station nearby and we caught it Wenceslas Square, the scene of the Prague Spring

Wenceslas Square

demonstrations which eventually brought about the fall of the communist regime.  There were boards depicting the story of the confrontations and sacrifices made for the cause of freedom.  A significant story in our lifetimes which is clearly told by the people who experienced it.   Having read the boards, we wandered round the square which has changed significantly since then.  We now have McDonalds, KFC, Burger King and even M&S lining the perimeter.  We observed that capitalism does not bring unbridled benefits.  After wandering around we then headed for Old Town Square.
We had visited yesterday and decided that another

Old Town Square

period of time there would be beneficial especially if we could find somewhere nice to have lunch.  We looked around a bit and found a nice open- air restaurant on the square perimeter which offered us a table.  We enjoyed a good meal with ginger beers and soaked up the atmosphere.  It was much busier than yesterday because of the weekend but it had good vibes about it.  Eventually we dragged ourselves away and caught the underground back to the hotel.  Nearby was a shopping centre and so we called at a supermarket and patisserie to get supplies for this evening and our journey tomorrow.  We then had a quiet evening in our hotel room.