Last Day in Prague :(

We've had a great time in Prague - pretty much everything has been easy, the city is super straightforward to navigate, and there have been tons of options for fun stuff to do.  Given that today was the nicest day that we've had weather-wise, we were pretty happy to be spending a lot of it outdoors.

We started the day with a tram ride around the City - the 72-hour public transport pass is really useful, and also only ~$14, definitely a bargain.  We rode until we got close to the Strahov Monastery, which was founded in 1143.  We visited the church and the extensive library, and then sat outside and enjoyed lunch (goulash, in a breadbowl).  The gentleman who picked us up from the airport on Friday spoke really highly of the restaurant, both because the food was good, and because the monks had been making their own beer for centuries.  Becky had the beer - I'm holding out for wine country :)

After lunch we went back to Prague Castle, so that we could go into the cathedral.  The stained glass was pretty incredible, though we've seen several different styles of glass while we've been here.  This was the glass that I picture when I think stained-glass-in-a-church (or play the board game Sagrada), but we've also seen some really pretty geometric patterns that struck me as being pretty modern.

We had a little time to kill between the Castle and our afternoon excursion (a prosecco cruise on the Danube), so we wandered across the Charles Bridge, which is pedestrian-only and has lots of different street vendors and things to look at.  After that, we headed over to the cruise terminal (having learned our lesson about on time being late), and took a lovely river cruise.  We were able to get some pretty good views from the water, and the boat was encased in glass, which was great, given the dropping temperature.

We didn't have quite enough time between the cruise and our black light theater experience to head back to the hotel, so instead, we found a Mexican restaurant, had some delicious frozen margaritas (so happy, right there), and ate tacos.  Traditional Czech? No, obviously not.  An excellent excursion anyway? Hands down, yes.

The final activity of the night/trip was to go to a black light theatre show.  The one playing was Afrikania, which was described as "Wildlife dance styling, and impressive effects of black theatre.  Tourists, a postman, and a big, playful misunderstanding.  It does not go together, does it?  But it can." The show was a mix of non-verbal comedy (with a bit of audience participation) and dancers with different safari-themed costumes that illuminated under black lights.  The lion segment was really cool, as were the zebras - the fly was kind of strange.  Overall, it was as bizarre as I remember it being, and as far as I'm concerned, an essential part of a visit to Prague.

On to Vienna!