We were picked up at the airport by a private driver. Our Airbnb host arranged it. It was more than public transportation, but less than a taxi. She told me it would be 400 Czech Koruna. That is $16.59 at today's exchange rate. Less than $17 for a private driver? Yes please. He was holding up a sign with our name when Jim found him. When I came out to the Arrivals Hall he lead us to his car. Apparently the parking is free if less than 15 minutes, and he was there longer. He asked for 500 CK. He wanted an extra 100 for the parking. Jim handed him 500 and the driver returned 400 to him. When we arrived at the apartment the Airbnb host, Sarka, told him it's 400 total for everything, including the parking. Alrighty then. What a deal!!
What I would give for an iced tea. Of course that's not a popular thing in Europe. I have found bottled peach and lemon iced tea. No thanks. I guess we will go for the frappacino. They were thinner than what we are used to, and the sizes seemed smaller. But they were cold and tasty. Then we walked. And walked. And walked. It was sunny and hot. We walked around the Old Town and New Town. We walked most of the way across the Charles Bridge. We will go back another day to explore the other side in depth.
We even found Jamie's street --- or close enough.
Okay, the apartment. Well, let's discuss the street first. It seems to have a number of sex shops and girlie shows. There is also a police station almost directly across the street. This place has many fantastic reviews, so I guess the good things outweighed the obvious negative things. I mean, who wants a police station across the street? 😆
It's a one bedroom apartment with a washer, just what we needed. I washed a load of laundry right away so it will have time to hang dry. I was surprised to not find a drying rack.
To keep Jim awake we went out to scope out the area. Just around the corner...a Starbucks.
It was time to stop by the store to pick up a few things, hang the laundry to dry, and think about dinner. We ended up at a traditional Czech restaurant and it was very good. Jim got his Czech beer (a pale and a dark) and I had some white wine that was half dry. Just the way I prefer it.
Walking back we saw someone outside the Burger King drinking beer. They sell beer at Burger King here? Why yes they do!
It's an early night for us. Jim was snoring less than 5 minutes after his head hit the pillow. The first day is the worst day.
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