Prague 2007

By the way, some of this text that looks unreadable ... is. It is Under Construction. Some of the unreadable items are reminders of details I want to elaborate upon, memory keys, ideas for web pages about technical details and comments, etc.

Tue

Leave Madison -- MSN -- Dane County Truax Field
Detroit -- DTW -- Metro Wayne Airport

Wed

Amsterdam -- AMS -- Schiphol Airport
Prague -- PRG -- Ruzny Airport
Bankomat Hunt
Transit Pass - speaking czech
Zdena & Marketa
Dad & Mom
Tramtarie-rest.cz  (Goulash in bread bowl)
Prague Main Station -- Hlavní Nádraží

Hlavní Nádraží -- Main Station -- Aerial Mapy.CZ Luggage Lockers Hotel Akcent
Hotel Akcent & Andel Metro Station & Parking Fiasco Parking fiasco Zdena's Dumplings & Drinks & Parky

Thu

Try to drop off address list at Akcent
Walk around Smichov
Smichov Nadrazi
Ride Trams Randomly
Back to Start, Switch Trams
Wander around get re-acquainted with
	old & new Prague.  Should
	have taken notes last year on
	cool places!
Tram mis-stop walking to Mila, Devicka afterwards!
	Walk new route.

Devicka Metro Station Mila & Eva & Hanka Ride to H. Akcent w/ Parents through Tunnel to Smichov. Time Metro & Trams home for next morning.

Fri

Parents all day
Wake Early
Hotel Akcent Breakfast
Luggage to Main Station
Return Car fiasco
Hotel Carlos IV -- Dad's Bank Office President Suite

Dad's Dad's Bank -- Aerial Mapy.CZ Walk with Dad & Dad's Banker Friend through Prague. Dinner w/ Zdena, Edda, Stana, wedding oops, Atelier
Restaurant Atelier Rush for Train Main Station Details, Tracks, Locomotive

Sat

Look for books.
Communism statue by Ujezd
Climb Prague west hill (cable car too busy)
	Great Views of Prague
	Examine cable car trackage -- slides across
Petŕín Tower (oops, missed the maze)
History of the Petřín Cable (Funicular) Rail Road in Prague
Petrin Observation Tower -- Aerial Mapy.CZ
Lunch (not enough)
Ride cable car down the hill.

Cable / Funicular (Top Station to Left) -- Mapy.CZ Transit Museum, missed exit due to off-by-1 recording on Tram.
Prague Transit Museum -- Aerial View -- Mapy.CZ Tram to Hradčanska Can't find the bus, so walk old route Meet Tomaš & his brother-in-law Peter Drive NW to (unsure) Smečno Drink beer, eat Klobása. 2x Rock Concert w/ brother Erik The first band was a rock band that wrote their own music. It was good stuff. The name of Erik's band, Kush Babo 4077, roughly tranlsated, means Old Witch. Kush Babo plays covers, and they have a nice rich sound. Sleeping on feet Rain & Thunder & Lightning Drive home

Sun

Fish lunch w/ Edda
Drive to Pisek
Horse Ranch
Suspected Horse Ranch (Don't know name or if correct)
Edda 3
Downtown Pisek
Oldest Stone Bridge in Europe
Oldest Stone Bridge in Europe
Pisek Restored Square (Bridge UL)
Bridge Across the Vltava
Tabor
Tabor (Parking lot LL, Square Center)
Scenic Drive to Prague
Edd's House
Pizza w/ Stana & Edda

Mon

Vyšehrad

Vysehrad -- Wikipedia
Vysehrad Aerial View -- Mapy.CZ Cathedral of St. Paul and St. Peter
Cathedral of St. Paul and St. Peter -- Wikipedia
Vysehrad Cemetery -- Wikipedia
Cathedral of St. Paul and St. Peter & Cemetery View from Grounds Groto Lunch Random Tram Walk through Wenceslas Square, shopping road, etc. Tired, back to Zdenas'. Look at books w/ Stana -- Survival Czech, grammar card, evaluate books & slovníks. Dinner w/ Stana at Pivovarský Dům
Pivovarsky Dum

Tue

Metro Interupted
Na Znameni
On the way to the aiport, I stumbled across another one  of the
Prague Tram system Car Barns ...
Tramvaj Barn by Hloubětín
No bus schedule

Kbely Airport -- Mapy.CZ Kbely Aviation Museum
Kbely Aviation Museum (Czech Only)
Kbely Aviation Muzeum -- Mapy.CZ Walking, Walking Dinner w/ Stana @ place on Vršovické námésti Friendly Dog

Wed

Walking ...
Shopping ...  Slovník v1, camera stores
Meet Edda @ Zdena's
Museum of Art & Stuff
Charles Bridge x2
??? & ice cream (neighborhood under bridge)
St Mikulas
Prazky Hrad & View 
Edda's Birthday 17
Aviation Restaurant & Museum under Žižkov tower.

Zizkov Tower Wing's Club Restaurant Wing's Club Restaurant Review Wing's Club Restaurant (English) Dinner w/ Stana, Edda, Edda, Koukiro (sp?) Walking home, motorcycle wheelie

Thu

Slovník, v2
Replacement Survival Czech
Prague Vystaviste

Prague Vystaviste -- Aerial Mapy.CZ Troya Pedestrian bridge across Vltava Prague Zoo
Prague Zoo Grounds (zoom & scroll -- large zoo) -- Mapy.CZ Zoo aerial cable car, flood, animals, mountain, cat house, cubs Meet Stana & Tomaš Wander through ??? (see above), river front. Cable car to top of West hill Hunger Wall Walk down hill & see prague views Tomaš points out pair church to St. Mikulas Square w/ Pink Tank (removed), not really the 1st tank. Goulash dinner Goodnight

Fri

Wake early (0600)
Leave for Airport
Prague -- PRG -- Ruzne Airport
Amsterdam -- AMS -- Schiphol Airport
NW Crew late, 
Detroit -- DTW -- Metro Wayne Airport
Madison	-- MSN -- Dane County Airport @ 1715
Home 1800 (about midnight/0100 Prague Time)
Sleep (woke about 0600 prague time, back to sleep)

Things to Note & Next Year

Parking in Prague
Transit System
Where to stay
Prague H-D
War Museum
Ride the Rails
Details about RR in Prague/CR.
Railroad Atlas
Good Driving Atlas
Big park on way to airport.
Botanical Gardens
Mozart
More MIcro-Breweries
Brewery Tours?
Ask about aviation jobs, talk to aviation people.
Hiking
Motorcycle Rental

Notes


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