Prague; Tuesday, 20 December, 2016

I left my bags with the hotel and headed out for a final couple of hours in Prague. I hopped on a tram and headed up to the Metronome that stands on the high ground the opposite side of the river from the Old Town to take in the views and to have a wander around the large park behind the view point.

I then wandered over to the end of the ridge that the castle is located on, with the intention of wandering up through the castle gardens, but due to the heightened security there was no access to the gardens, you’d have to walk the half mile or so onto the castle and come back down, so instead I hopped on a tram back down the hill to St Nicholas’ church.

I had a good look around the spectacular church with the rococo sculptures and large number of golden statues before popping to a nearby restaurant for a quick lunch.

After lunch I caught the tram round the short distance to the most Legii and descended the steps down onto the small island that the bridge rests on.

It’s a quiet place and from here there are spectacular river level views of the Charles Bridge and the surrounding historic buildings.

Having almost run the battery in my camera to empty and with the afternoon racing on it was time to head back to the hotel, collect my luggage and make the return journey back via the metro and bus to the airport and the flight home.