Prague, Day 6
Having taken in our fill of Prague over the last several days, we decided to leave the city and travel to nearby Kutná Hora via train.
The ride out and back reaffirmed our strong pro-train position. It’s a civilized and convenient form of transport that, when done right, can be faster and more efficient than the car and is more humane than the cramped confines of an airplane. It can be affordable, too. It’s unfortunate that our sorry excuse for a national train system is neither convenient, fast, efficient, or affordable. Maybe we need 40 years of Communist rule to build a good rail system?
Our time in Kutná Hora was spent walking around the village, taking in the sights. We also tried our first real bit of “traditional” Czech cuisine, which, as a vegetarian, is not an easy thing to find. It’s also not very healthy. But it does taste good.
We also exceeded all previous trip records for walking. The main train station in Kutná Hora is about a mile out of town, and rather than take a bus in, we (mostly I) decided the walk in and back out would be “fun.” It was, for the most part, but the unusual smell of human (not animal) poop lingered a little too heavy in the air as we walked by the Phillip Morris plant. Why people smoke is beyond me.
Arriving back at the apartment at 10:30 p.m., as we collapsed into bed we agreed that tomorrow would be an easier day.
