PragueWe were getting very bored with the bad weather and it’s my birthday tomorrow. Geoff promised me a fab time down a cave in Wales somewhere, but it didn’t seem that appealing, so I checked out Ryanair and we flew off to Prague! I’ve never been there, so I was as excited as a kid before Christmas.

We got there in the late afternoon and found our hotel was a 5 minute walk from Wenceslas square, scene of the Velvet Revolution. We dumped our rucksacks and went to explore. A tasty sausage and beer later, we reached the bottom of the square and realised something was going on as a large crowd had gathered. We expected buskers, but it was an international pole vaulting competition – in the middle of a pedestrian precinct. I’ve never seen live pole vaulting before. It was brilliant. A group of office workers were having a Coca-Cola Light moment and were adding to the carnival atmosphere by dancing provocatively in their office windows – either that or they were pole dancers moonlighting as secretaries.

We spent the evening soaking up the sun and ambiance walking around, looking at the squares and buildings. Prague is stunning and people were just so unbelievably friendly.

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