THURSDAY, APRIL
23 – THE OLD AND THE NEW
We
began our sight-seeing with a tour of Vysehrad, the oldest fortified
area in the City, dating back to the 11th
Century. 
It is now a large park overlooking the river, and has great
views in both directions including one of the Castle and the Charles
Bridge. There's a church there, of course, with a cemetery where many famous Czech people are buried. Since it was a warm spring day, lots of people were wandering about.
After a leisurely lunch at a restaurant with an
outdoor garden (and a chance to photograph Stew to show how well his wounds are healing!),we also wandered up-river past Frank Gehry's famous
“Dancing House,” a fascinating modern statement of some sort. I
sort of liked it, but Bob wasn't so sure. Because it was such a
beautiful spring day with tulips and lilacs in bloom, we continued
our wandering up our side of the river to our hotel.
