It’s a good thing our schedule is very flexible. Apparently there was a major festival going on in Munch, so there were no rooms available, at least none that we could afford. So we stayed in Prague an extra day, added a night in Regensburg and then a visit to Dachau and finally on to Munich for a quick city tour and an afternoon with new friends in the beer garden.
Actually, it turned out to be a pretty good plan as I really like Prague, and it is an affordable city to be in (as long as you don’t drive in the pedestrian areas). Especially when you travel with the guide we selected for our Prague castle tour, who apparently ignores the trolly honor system and just hops on without a ticket. We hadn’t realized how it worked before this, but did buy tickets for our next trip.
Some of the highlights of our day, a few Prague photos:
Our family on the Charles Bridge in Prague
This pedestrian road is so narrow, it has traffic controls (you can see the stop man for our direction, as Sarah is headed the other way)
Prague has so many adorable restaurants. This is Melissa and I at our lunch stop.
Us with the Prague castle in the background
Hubby has a look at some of the old weapons at the Prague castle.
At night we drove to Regensburg in Germany, as we couldn’t get accommodation in Munich, and it only left an hour drive for the next day. We got into town around 10pm and I was busy staring at the Tom-Tom to help with the navigation. As we approached the hostel, one of my girls said,
“I don’t think mum’s going to be too happy.”
I looked up and saw we were in a rather seedy part of town, above a casino. It was only one night, and at least they provided linens and towels. Regensburg turned out to be one of Germany’s oldest medieval cities whose narrow streets turned out to be a delightful place to spend a few hours.
A view from the pedestrian bridge in Regensburg
The main cathedral in Regensburg.
The afternoon was spent at Dachau, a very sobering experience, which I will blog about next Wednesday on kibitzspot
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Travel with us as we laugh our way around the globe. I am Rhonda Albom, wife, mom, photographer and blogger, sharing the lighter side of our traveling family's life with two teens. 
Have I said that Prague is one of my favourite cities. How envious I am right now!
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I think it is one of my favorites too, although Moscow and Muscat (Oman) are still in the lead.
Judy’s boyfriend studied abroad in Prague while Judy studied in Haifa. She spent her Spring Break in Prague and fell in love with the city. Glad you’re enjoying it.
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Actually, your daughter Judy was very helpful in planning the Prague the portion of our journey. We love it!
Prague always looks amazing, I would love to go there.
Those weapons look rather dangerous – I wouldn’t like to bump into one of those while bending over!
Love the giant pretzels too. So pleased you are all feeling better
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LOL Tony, that is almost a naughty comment (or is it just my mind that is twisted?)
Sadly the pretzels only “looked” good. They weren’t very good AND they were not free.