Friday, 18 April 2014

Musical Interlude

Our last day in Prague started with a visit to the Art Deco building where there are several concert halls and and restaurants. Having purchased tickets for a classical concert that night we explored the shopping centre which claimed to have 200 shops. Escaping unscathed, we tried out one of the local delicacies, a long twisting crisp on a stick. Norma also bought a whip, evidently used by the boys at Easter. To keep them under control the girls present the boys with eggs. The whips have ribbons on the end and look fairly harmless.

It was easy to fill the rest of the day, retracing our steps and taking many more pictures before heading for the classical concert, mainly "The Four Seasons" and some other familiar music. We really enjoyed both the concert and the setting and ended the evening with a pizza. We did look for the full moon hanging over Wenceslas Square as it had the previous evening when we had no camera but sadly the sky was overcast. C'est la vie!

Tom was still suffering from a cold and bad cough, particularly at night so an old remedy of the Bald's was employed, hot water in a bowl with a towel over the head. There was no Friar's Balsam available but the addition of a locket gave off the required fumes and he managed to sleep more comfortably though protesting loudly about medieval tortures.

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