This morning Tom and I awoke to the most beautiful day, yet. Our last day in Prague would be perfect . . . except that when Tom turned on the tablet PC . . . nothing. Tom tried all of his IT tricks, but the darn thing just wouldn't respond. The tablet would just have to wait as it was too nice a day to spend inside.
Tom and I once again made use of the subway, and made our way to the Charles Bridge. The temperature was in the 50's, and ALL of Prague was out enjoying the day ! We could hardly get past all of the people on the bridge . . . the vendors, performers, and folks out for a stroll.
Tom and I had planned to explore the Museum of Alchemy, but when we finally found it, it was closed for remodeling, so we strolled with all the other people happy that a beautiful day was upon us - and browsed the shops instead. We were soon headed back over the Charles Bridge toward Old Town, where the streets, cafes and squares were filled with even more people !
It would be our last chance for a tasty traditional Czech meal before we leave Prague tomorrow, and we found a tiny, charming, 5-table restaurant tucked into one of Old Town's most beautiful buildings.
Tom ordered the sausages with mustard and horseradish, I ordered beef goulash with dumplings, and we shared another Czech beer which was quite good - and I'm not such a huge beer fan ! The meal was outstanding ! Czech dumplings are huge, and sliced like bread - perfect for sopping up the thick, spicy gravy.
After our late lunch we strolled toward the Old Town Square one last time - and encountered throngs upon throngs of people ! I guess everyone wanted to be out on such a beautiful, sunny day. One man held up a sign that read "Free Hugs for Peace and Love", and I thought, "Why not?!"
Alas, it was time to go back to the apartment and pack, as we have an 11:40 flight in the morning, and we would need to have plenty of time to take the subway and bus to the airport.
Tom went back to working on the tablet - he couldn't imagine what went wrong with it between last night and this morning. He was determined to make it work, but there was no way to do that without another computer to download all of the network software onto a USB drive and then use the USB drive to reinstall the software onto the tablet..
And then he had a brilliant idea; there was a Marriott Courtyard Hotel two blocks away from our flat. Once again, Marriott was there to assist us. They had helped us when we had an issue in Vienna, Austria two years ago . . . and tonight they helped us again, even thought we weren't staying there either time - I guess there is some benefit to Tom having that Marriott Lifetime Platinum status. Yes ! The tablet is working again !
Now it's time to bid "Farewell" to Prague - truly a beautiful city !
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