Needed to see the Castle. And needed to put in a run. Decided to put both of them together. Dodging those thousands of tourists on the street was no fun. Amongst all the well dressed folks walking up to the castle on a Sunday morning, I stuck out like a sore thumb in my sweaty running gear!

Locals are selling whatever they can. Tourists are swarming all over the place.

Here are two peacocks right in the middle of the city!

Is this a new fad that I have missed. So many shops in downtown Prague selling rubber ducks. What’s up with this?

You might remember from a prior post the “Jet Cars” that I had learnt about just a few months back in St. Croix. From this distance, they look unreal – like they are driving on the water. Check out the duck boat too!

Open only to pedestrians, this is a stone arch bridge and the oldest one over Vltava. For over 500 years, this was the only bridge here. (Newer ones have come up in the last 150 years).

Great views on either side of the river. The bridge itself is full of people brim to brim.

The origin of the river’s name is Old Germanic meaning Wild Water. Interesting etymology there (think about “Vlt” and “Wilt” and “Wild” on one hand and “ava” and “agua” and “aqua” on the other).