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April 16th Lynn and I left Old Town Square on a street near the Astronomical Clock. That street led us past many interesting shops to another market called Havelské tržiště Market. There were many interesting things for sale there: some food, some souvenirs, some crafts. I noticed a group of adults, one wearing a familiar red jacket and one carrying a blue tote with a white circle on it. ??? Sure enough, a group of Canadians who had gone to the Vimy Centennial. One of the ladies' father had participated in the battle.We walked through the market then turned around and followed the street in a northern direction past many interesting and decorative buildings. The street led us back out to the Powder Tower's road. Parked on the road was a Lamborghini. Until we got along side it, we didn't realize that it could be ours... for the day and 75 Euros! We were thirsty so we went into Joy Burger for some refreshment. The burger the person beside us had ordered was one of the biggest burgers I've ever seen. Once we left Joy, we proceeded to Powder Gate. We were still too early to meet Julie and Ave so we visited a small market in Republic Square for a while. One interesting vendor was the man who was selling old vinyl records which had been laser cut with various designs. We walked back to Powder Gate and found the two ladies then proceeded to Kolkovna Celnice, a restaurant which Michael had mentioned during his orientation. This restaurant offered a classical Czech menu. I chose the half duck with sauerkraut and potato dumplings. The other ladies ordered similar items. When our food came, we were shocked at how much food they were giving us. We could easily have shared one meal between two people. After dinner, we went into a local grocery store where we bought Czech spices and other such items. We were surprised to see dog owners leading their pups around the grocery. Again, this type of thing would never occur in Canada. When we got outside, it was already dark out. A vendor was cooking a ham on a spit and the burning wood was glowing red in the darkness. He offered us a taste of the ham. It was delicious. We turned down the street that the Grand Majestic was on. I walked past a bar but everyone else called me back to that bar. I'm glad they did. There I met Indy, a goofball who belongs to the bar's owner but sits down with customers in their booths. Indy was a ringer for the first dog I ever knew... Teddy! Teddy was also an English Setter and he also was a goofball. Teddy was my grandfather's pet and I'll always remember how heartbroken poor Teddy was when my grandfather died. Biggest difference between Teddy and Indy is that Teddy's fur was a big longer. |
