Its the opposite of ringing a bell. You order a honeycake and an angel gets its wings ground up.

So, I lasted exactly 9 hours in a hostel before we canceled that reservation and got this gal a hotel.

Prague Day #1:

So far, so good. Went to Prague Castle... took the 287 (though I only counted 283) steps to the top of St. Victus and saw basically all of Prague, and probably half of all neighboring countries. That thing MAY have been higher than the swing ride we went on in Vienna... maybe. The rest of the area was decent. We learned more about our most favorite motley crew of royalty, the Hapsburgs. Based on everything we've heard, they're like the Inspector Gadget of royalty. Everything works out for them, but not cause they did anything right. We did find a church with a visible skeleton inside.

Saw the Astronomical Clock in Old Town Square. Here's a recap... get ready:

• At the start of the hour, it chimes.

• During the chime a skeleton statue moves a bell, not in sync with the chime.

• Two doors at the top open and the 12 apostles scoot past in an quick, unidentifiable manner

• A rooster blows a raspberry at you

• 2 trumpeters play a little diddy

45 seconds and ta-da it's 9 o'clock. Next showing in an hour. Talk about anticlimactic.

Oh, guess we didn't fill ya in on the end of Vienna.

So, in total redemption of the city, we found a church- oldest one in town, like 2 steps from our hotel that housed a FULL skeleton in baroque clothing from like the 1700's. Ummmm... Holy Chapel of the Right Hand move over. We got a full body we're dealing with here. What an unexpected, amazing surprise. All this before we even tackled the task of breakfast. To be fair, you couldn't make this one light up, but he was in full baroque clothing!! With a ring on!!

Then we hightailed it to somewhere that didn't stick with me. To-go beers tonight have my memory a little fuzzy. We did have weiner shnitzel at the market and FINALLY found some damn Hungarian berries (remember- small, roundy, red?). Turns out uncooked, they're a bit tart. We did hit up the Belvedere gardens. They were ridiculously nice, and had “sphinx” statues. Wait til the pictures come out of those things. Risque to say the least. Then we made our train (YES!!! WE MADE IT!!!) and hightailed it outta there. 4-5 hours later, welcome to Praha. On the train we figured that 3 ½ Hungarian berries and 1 chunk of chocolate are the perfect match. Can't waste time while we're on vacay.