In the morning we took the metro to Mala Strana, the oldest part of Prague. It was raining/drizzling, which is the default it seems, but we still managed to cover a lot of grounds. The number of tourists and tour groups is amazing. After all, this is supposedly low season and the weather is certainly discouraging.
Nevertheless, in certain areas, such as the Charles Bridge or the Old Town market square, you can barely get through.
In the afternoon we went to visit Lada and her 4-year old daughter Verunka (Veronica). We had a lovely time with them.
On the way back from Lada’s we were wondering why the metro train going in our direction was so crowded, and most of the crowds got off at our stop (Andel). Our metro (subway station) is a 3 minute walk from our hotel along two deserted streets. We have returned from town twice and exited from the same way we entered the station to quiet streets. Tonight we followed the crowds and exited the station on a different escalator. To our great surprise, we came up into a place like Times Square -- crowds, shops, and a gigantic mall, at least as big as South Coast Plaza. It was the Novy Smichov shopping mall advertised all over Prague. We spent an hour in the mall and left the same way we entered but could not figure out where our hotel was. In order not to risk getting lost, we went down into the subway station, crossed the platform and exited it our familiar way into the familiar quiet street. .
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