Czech to Austria

Friday, July 23, 2010
Slept in! We had 25 minutes to repack our bags which were a disaster and check out. We made it by the skin of our teeth. Pretty rushed but we made it happen. We only had a short time in Prague today as we have to catch a train in good time to get to Vienna. So we headed out to the synagogue in the Jewish quarters to find a huge cash only line. We were out of Czech money and were hoping to use card all day so we didn`t have to get any more money out. `The line was much longer than we had time for and it didn`t help that it was raining. So instead we decided to head to the Astronomical clock and see the hourly performance. The clock was built in the 12th century and was a technological wonder of its time. It has the apostles go by in a circle, the 3 patron saints of Czech who shake their head symbolic of their disapproval of time going by and then a skeleton shaking his head yes in approval of time passing. Then a trumpet player sticks his head out of the top of the clock tower and plays a tune. It was pretty impressive for the 12th century. So since we were pretty much done sightseeing in Prague and the weather wasn`t great we caught an earlier train to Vienna which turned out well as it was a 5 hour train ride. We got to our hostel in Vienna, which is a single room with a double bed. Sweet!! It was nice to have some privacy and we have it for a few nights. Only one person hot and smelly beside you and we can be messy and at home. Yeah! So we had a night in with popcorn and wine oh yes and television. MTV and CNN only!! So we got caught up on the world and the popular music world. Great day!