This morning we slept in a little and got out around 10AM. I had managed to work whatever horror of a stomach bug I managed to contract our of my system so I was less of a drag. We decided to hit the few sites we wanted to see before we left and made off for the Dancing Building.
The Dancing Building is a building that was built in the 1990s over top of a location that was bombed during the Second World War. It was in hopes created to be a centre of culture, but ended up being just another building that companies rent space in. However, it is quite interesting as it is very modern in the this classic city and it kind of looks like two people dancing (the Czechs called it the Fred and Ginger building after Fred Astair and Ginger Rogers). It was cool looking, but definitely not particularly interesting otherwise.
After that we went and purchases our night train to Paris from Vernazza. This involved a few run around the city to find a train reservation service but it was accomplished. We also bought fixings for lunch tomorrow on the plane ride to Venice. On the way home we discovered a train station that was literally half the distance to our flat than the one we were using previously which would have been awesome to find at the beginning of the week!
Lastly, we went to the Jewish Quarter which also happened to be in the same area we were staying. It looked really interesting but the pricing was a bit absurd for us. It would have cost $40 to do the walk through tour which I have to say is the most expensive entrance fee we have found thus far. Sure you get 6 buildings, but unless you have specific roots to the area I would find it hard to say entrance to 5 synagogues and a cemetery as worth the fee. Maybe I am being cheap, but I think they need to drop the price a bit to bring in the travelers that would like to have the experience but cannot afford the higher prices. Guess that will be a next time visit when we are in Prague.
Anyhow, tomorrow we are off to Venice with the hopes of nicer weather and faster Internet! See you there!
Na shledanou!
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Rea & John - Just wanted to let you know how much I have been enjoying your trip. I have been sharing with the girls at work and we throughly enjoyed the bone ossuary. Now that's something I would like to see! The girl's also like the photos of the doors. They think you should do a book. They said they would all buy it!!! Actually I think you should a book about all your experiences. Reading your blog is like reading a very entertaining book! Keep up the good work!
Love, Gloria
Thanks! It is great to know that you are enjoying it! I highly recommend visiting Prague and the bone chapel, it was really really cool.
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