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The first bit of business this morning was to get organised for my Skype interview I had this morning for a Term 4 job in Warrnambool. We had breakfast included at the hotel which was convenient & varied, then I had to wait for the iPad to ring. The interview went well so we were then free to go explore more of Prague. We walked through the old town & decided to wait 15 mins to see the astronomical click do its thing which I'm sure was a lot more impressive when it was first built in the 1400s. A small skeleton rings the bell whilst some other characters nod their heads, above them 2 doors open to show the 12 apostles rotating around then finally a golden roster flaps its wings & crows. From here it was over the Charles bridge & up towards the castle complex which consists of many palaces & a large gothic style cathedral, all of which sits high above the river looking over Prague. Once we got up to the castle we didn't have too long to look around but enough to see the view and take some pictures before returning to the old town to find a quick panini lunch before another free walking tour at 2pm. Our guide was Czech and spoke reasonably good English, enough to make some good jokes whilst recalling the history of the Czech Republic and showing us around the old & new towns as well as the Jewish quarter. The tour went for about 3 hrs and showed us the basics of Prague with a bit more insight. To finish off our sightseeing we took the tram which rattled up behind the castle, then back down over the river & past the edge of the old town to just near our hotel. We spotted a brewery restaurant from the tram which wasn't far so after putting our feet up for a bit we went there for dinner (all manner of options with pork & potatoes) & a tasting paddle which included some different flavoured beers including sour cherry beer, banana beer & the slightly strange nettle beer. It was a nice way to finish our time in Prague as it had a nice atmosphere & much better beers than others we had tried.
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