Czech Republic

After Slovakia, we got back aboard another train and headed to the UNESCO-listed city of Prague.

On arrival, our first task after checking in was to find a suitable tavern to watch the next couple of days of football matches, including two particularly important games: England vs Trinidad and Australia vs Brazil. The one we eventually decided on was an Irish bar that had sattelite feeds from the UK, so we were able to get ITV or BBC coverage for the games. A good result!

When not giving our livers a pounding, we spent our time wandering a round the old town centre of Prague. The variety of architectures that abound in Prague, and the fact that it has managed to avoid being flattened during one of the many wars that have taken place on the European mainland. As such, it is a very beautiful city where even an ´ordinary´street will contain many pieces of beautiful architecture.

The two of the most noteworthy aspects of the city are the Gothic castle on one side of the river, overlooking the main town on the other side. The other noteworthy building is the old cathedral, the best way I can think of describing it is Sleeping Beauty´s castle, as seen on the Disney cartoon.

After too short a time, our time in Prague had to end as we had an overnight trip to Cologne for the final England group game.