On the second day we woke up quite early only to remember that the sun shines really brightly from about 5:30am!! On today's schedule we were to visit "Prazsky Hrad A Hradcany" aka "Prague Castle and Hradcany" in the northwestern corner of the city. After a leisurely breakfast we made our way down to the tram stop for the ride to the castle area. I must acknowledge that the average Czech is very helpful towards tourists... One spotted Mei Lan with the guide book and guessing, based on our tram direction, where we were headed, proceeded to give us advice on where to get off the tram and what to look for in order not to get lost.
We arrived early for the opening of the gardens so we decided to stroll into the Courtyard area of the castle first to take a look. While the weather there was very pleasant throughout the trip, it did get a little uncomfortable when the wind started to blow...
We enjoyed strolling through the gardens and then through the castle grounds. After leaving the castle we strolled down the road towards the Loreto, a beautiful building which unfortunately we could only take pictures of from the outside.
On the way back to town we stopped off to take pictures of Charles Bridge with the Castle and the distinctive spires of St. Vitus Cathedral in the background.
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