Petřín

Today we woke up to celebrate Tom's birthday. We had a nice breakfast of fresh fruit and scrambled eggs with fresh vegetables. We walked along the Vlatava River this morning, stopping to see a few unique things: Lennon Wall, the Dancing House and the Tower of Books Sculpture. The Lennon Wall is a favourite spot for tourists and locals alike. Since the 1980s, people have been coming to visit this wall and covering it in graffiti relating to John Lennon and the Beatles. It represents all the ideals that John Lennon stood for; peace, love and equality. The origins of the first piece of graffiti are unknown, but it seemed to have caught on like wildfire. The Dancing house is a modern and quirky structure, symbolising the arrival of democracy in Bohemia in the late 1980s. We had a very nice birthday lunch for Tom at the Imperial Cafe and then went to the Municipal Library to see the Tower of books sculpture. The tower is made with more than 8,000 books, Some of these books have been donated by the library and some were rescued from being pulped and turned back to paper. The sculpture has mirrors at the top and bottom to create the “infinity effect” to find that it leads you to the endless tunnel of books. The mirror at the bottom of the piece creates the illusion of infinity, symbolizing the infinite knowledge you can gain from reading. We walked over 13 km today. We had a short rest at the apartment and then walked to Lokal, which we found out is a Czech Beer Hall & Restaurant. There must have been 200 people in the long hall. We tried a Czech beer and our meals were excellent. We have seen everything on our lists so searched for some more recommendations for our last day tomorrow.Lue lisää