Saturday 18 August 2018

Day 3 and 4 !! Ich bin ein Berliner

Wifi  at hotel decided to have a hissy fit last night, so apologies. Another hot day yesterday, but we headed off nonetheless towards the Nove Mesto (new town) as planned. Three very fluffy hats were duly purchased (after some very serious but good natured bargaining), whilst I left them to it by seeking shade in an adjacent bar..... horrified to find that the price reached the dizzy height of £2.05 per 0.5l.
Further purchases occurred as I had taken my eye off the ball, but we agreed to meet for lunch at Giovanni's ristorante for a steady bowl of pasta. Not bad, but will never match my mother-in-laws or even better, her own mother-in-law from years ago....
Fully recharged, we took on the tourists again and, yes, very busy, but everyone seemed happy with it. As it was so hot, 32 degrees and no breeze, we took provisions back to our air-conditioned rooms and made plans for today.
First emergency this morning took place, road into town outside hotel was shut for resurfacing so my contingency planning skills kicked in. I informed hotel reception to advise all guests of best way to take trams into town via alternative methods of public transport, for which the reception team was truly thankful. Only to discover around a dozen Italian guests all piling into taxis instead.... No appreciation, honestly....
A gentle stroll in the heat, Art By Three found a great ice cream place indoors, whilst the missus got stuck into a "Tredlnk", a huge pastry cone absolutely stuffed with ice cream. So, she ended up wearing most of it which caught the local gang of wasps' interest.. Escaped into M&S for meal deals and headed for the train to Berlin....very sad to leave Prague😔...
We've decided on purchasing the Berlin Card at £135 between us that lasts 72 hours. That means that we feel obliged on spending even more money on getting in to see more attractions, museums, castles   etc that we can pack in in that time..
I obviously need to check out the local beer to make a fair comparison with the Pragivarians or whoever they are. Goodnight for now..will leave you with the wife and her tredlink!

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