Our first experience with the Prague Metro (subway) went smoothly. Very clean and not too many riders at mid-morning. A five minute walk to the Dancing House by Frank Gehry left us unimpressed. It looked to me like an earthquake damaged building. No wonder there was opposition to it before it was built. No way does it fit in with the surrounding architecture. A 10 minute walk to the Vysehrad Fortress which is now a park. Quite a few steps up to the Fortress but the views were fantastic. Within the park is a basilica which also has an adjacent cemetery containing the graves of famous composers Dvorak and Smetana. We walked the entire length of the fortress wall. A tram ride back to Old Town and lunch for the second day in a row at Zebra Asian Noodles. This time panang curry in addition to the noodles with shiitake mushrooms which we ordered with duck this time instead of beef. Sure enough our suspicions were correct--the previous days noodles came with duck not beef as the server insisted. Food was very good which lead us back here again. After some strolling and shopping and a brief rest in the hotel, we had dinner at San Carlos, Italian cuisine. We had a secluded table for two and a very nice leisurely meal. We shared a caesar salad with chicken and a margherita pizza. A Malastran Pilsner was the third brand of pilsner I experienced in Prague and each lived up to the city’s reputation of a great pilsner town. In case we were not full enough, on the walk back we had another stop for gelato, 3 flavors in a small cup. A very nice end to a great trip. Walking time 3:29, 15,391 steps.
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