Kutna Hora

I visited Kutna Hora two weeks prior, but decided to visit again.  This time I found an area that I had never been to before.  The views from the garden were really nice.  I am so glad that I walked a different way and stumbled upon the beautiful garden. Its always nice to visit Kutna Hora and it isn't that far from Prague.  The lunch spot was great because we could see the main church and the food was nice. 

                                                                 view from the lunch spot

Devil's Head (Melnik)

It had been a while since I visited the Devil's Head in Melnik so I figured it was time to visit it again.  At the bottom of the trail I noticed that there was a map showing different locations with other random faces carved in the stone.  Next time I visit I will make sure that I have enough time to check out the entire area.  For lunch we had Indian food.  The food was great and the naan was bigger than my hand.  It was a nice day. 

the Devil faces

                                                      of course I had to climb on top of them

                                                                faces in another location

                                                                    map for a future walk

                                                                    a kid snuck in the gate

                                                                naan the size of my hand!

                                                                    Indian for lunch

Vyhlidka Maj

The best view of the Vltava River is definitely Vyhlidka Maj.  Its less than an hour drive from Prague.  The best time to visit is in the fall because you can see all the different color of leaves. The best point of view is a bit difficult to get down to, but the effort if definitely worth it because the view is so much better than from the top.  From the top the trees block the perfect "U" shape.  It was such a great day.  Afterwards we went for lunch and had Greek food.  The food was fantastic.  I do not think I have actually been to a Greek restaurant in the Czech Republic and I happen to find one outside of Prague.  If you get the chance to go, its in Davle. 

best view of the Vltava River

                                                                            fried calamari

                                                                        grilled halloumi 

                                                                            tzatziki 

                                                                            naplavka

Botanical Garden

In the morning I went to the Botanical Garden in Prague 2 near Albertov.  There were so many plants and it was nice to see the variety . For lunch I grabbed some Japanese soba. In the afternoon I had to take Tania back to the bus terminal so she could return back to Amsterdam for her flight back to Seattle.  It was a busy week with her. but really great.  We managed to do a lot of things and I hope she will return again in the future. 

                                                state flower of California-The Golden Poppy

                                                   forest strawberry and my finger for scale

                                                                    look what we found here

                                                                        big plant

                                                                       lone sunflower

                                                                soba with tofu and chicken

t-shirt with my hometown area

                                                                        last pic of her trip

Tv Tower and Opera

I wanted Tania to have a great view of the city, so we decided to go to the TV Tower for lunch.  We didn't make reservations and were lucky to get an elevated table.  The food was nice and the service was much better than the 1st time I ate at the restaurant.  Afterwards we walked around the city and got a quick bite to eat before the opera.  We watched an opera by Mozart called Le nozze di Figaro.  I have already seen this opera before with some of the same actors but what was very interesting was that the conductor was Native American.  All the conductors I have seen have been white men so it was really interesting to see the Native American conductor.  The opera was nice and we had a great time. 

                                                                      inside the TV tower

                                                                        time for lunch

                                                                   sign for Tokyo Tower

                                                                    next to fake roses

                                                                            honey cake

                                                                       open sandwiches

                                                                        one view 

                                                                    another view