Tucson to Prague, a day in Prague

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Lodging:  Mosaic Design Hotel

Travel from Tucson to Prague via Chicago and Zurich made for a long day and night. We took a shuttle arranged by our hotel from the airport where we unpacked and reassembled our bikes and bags. The only issue was that TSA had opened our boxes, and Sarah’s bike bags were missing. Fortunately they turned up in Ed’s box. Seems careless of TSA to pack items from one piece of luggage into a box ticketed to another passenger, but we were good to go. We assembled our bikes and the hotel let us store our bikes and boxes in a small garage around the side of the hotel.  We also picked up chain lube, air cartridges, and Gatorade to prepare for the cycling portion of our trip.

After cleaning up, we walked into Old Town to meet Tucson friends Sunil and Donna for dinner. We had realized via Strava that they were in Prague and that our itineraries would overlap for one day. We dined at an outdoor restaurant and had a great evening catching up, finishing with a walk across the famous Charles Bridge.

On Thursday we booked an English language walking tour with Sandeman’s for the morning.  Our guide, Karel, was charming and funny and full of historical stories, leading us through old town, new town, and the old Jewish quarter of Prague. After 2 1/2 hours on cobblestones, the tour ended, and we grabbed lunch. We logged 6 miles for the walking tour and a few more exploring later on. The public art in Prague, both new and historical, are amazing. We had dinner at the Asian restaurant by our hotel and called it a night.