Prague sightseeing

Arriving in Prague at about 3.30 we have enough time to settle into our rooms and then head back downstairs for the bus to take us for dinner.  I have misled you dear armchair travel companions, as in fact we are not dining at a castle for dinner, but instead to a very quirky restaurant which has a treasure trove of old firearms on the walls, suits of armour, dead stuffed animals on the walls and ceiling and all manor of collectibles.  it was pretty noisy with 50 of us squashed into our room but everyone was in good spirits so was a lovely event.  During dinner we all had to stand up, announce our name and where we were from.  By the time it got to me I had heard about 23 couples stand up and say what wedding anniversary they were celebrating that year, so I simply said my name and that I was from South Australia, and that I wasn't celebrating any anniversaries.  Amazingly that brought the house down and people were rolling in the aisles laughing - not sure that it really was my sparkling wit or the copious amounts of Czech beer that some of them had consumed.  Anyway i am somehow now everyone's adopted daughter, cousin, sister, etc. as I am the only 'real' Aussie on the tour - apart from a Scottish couple now living in Perth and Marianne who is Austrian by birth and with a accent that makes you think she has just stepped off the boat!!!  Anyway, after dinner we then had a walking tour of Prague by night.  What a beautiful old city and so very pretty.  We ended up in an other quirky pub where a dude playing piano accordion had lots of people singing along to the tunes they knew - or thought they knew.  When he got to 'Waltzing Matilda' I was the only one who knew the words so had to sing a rousing version on my own. Shame he didn't play any ABBA or I'm sure they'd have been asking an encore of me... He started an 'Aussie, Aussie, Aussie', but it just isn't the same with only 2 people involved.  I'll have to try and teach the others by the end of the tour.
Anyhow a lovely stroll along the Charles Bridge and back to our hotel close to midnight.  A very big day out for a little girl, if I do say so myself!
A reasonable night's sleep and on the coach for a tour of the 1000 year old Prague castle. The weather is very mild and got considerably warmer as the day wore on.  The cathedral's grounds are quite beautiful, or more correctly many of the buildings are.  Andre, our guide for the day, is a local who is very entertaining in his story telling.  We then headed into the Old Town square to see the Astronomical clock.  We were then left to our own devises for a couple of hours and then met the group again for a luncheon cruise on the River Vltava.  Lunch was traditional local foods and very nice - so much of it, plus free drinks so I am developing quite a taste for the local Rieslings.  When in Rome...
After a lovely 2 hour cruise it was back to shore, back on the bus and back to the hotel for a much needed cuppa, feet up and blog catch up.  So there you have it.  I've had a fabulous day in Prague.  Am totally pooped but am sure to get my 2nd wind come dinner time and/or happy hour whichever comes first. If the weather is able to stay as good as it has been so far then it will be perfect although we have been told that there are likely to be showers tonight.  I will simply wait and see.
PS - talk about this truly small world that we live in - I've met an American couple who live in Fairfax Virginia which is where the WPFG are being held next year.  We are already making plans to catch up in the good 'old USA next year!!!