Prague and the big friendly Brit

We wake up very early and wonder but nothing is really open. There is a free walking tour- that you actually pay for in tips at the end. But it was definitely worth it. We visited the astronomical clock tower which was built by a man to tell not only the time but also the sun and moon patterns, the date, the season- everything you'd want to know from a clock and more. People came from far and wide to see this amazingly accurate clock so the government officials decided they had to prevent the clock maker from creating anything similar. They went to his home one night and burnt his eyes so he could no longer see- A bit drastic I think. The clockmaker then decided to retaliate. He, with the help of an ally, pulled out a major component from the clock's mechanics and it stopped working. Years later someone was able to fix the clock but it was out of action, and rightly so, for about 100 years. One of he churches we visited has a mimicked arm strung up from the roof. Legend has it that a man tried to steal a golden ring off a statue of mary in the church. She came to life for a brief second and grabbed his arm then without letting go of the thief's arm she became statue again. When the priest came and found the man, he confessed and pleaded for the priest to cut him loose. The priest. And back with a saw and made to saw off the thief's arm. "what are you doing? Cut Mary's arm, not mine!" "no way I saw what she did to you when you tried to take her ring. Imagine what she'd do to me if I tried to saw off her arm!" so the priest sawed off the thief's arm and it is now hung in the church... The tour was very interesting and Prague has a very interesting history. But it was very cold. I was in struggle town by he end- my toes were numb after 3 hours of standing out in the cold so it was definitely coffee and cake time.  After the tour we headed to Prague castle. On the way up we ate delicious giant sausages. When we got to the top the view of prague was spectacular. The castle itself was enormous with a great medieval cathedral in the centre. We walked and got lost and found our way home.  After nap time we decided to head out to sample the infamous Prague beer with our new mate uTom the Brit. We pub hopped tasting pilsner, dark beer and cider before settling at a dark busy local bar with a slightly smokey crowd, a pack of cards and some vodka shots.