May 20th, Prague - Move to Apt

5/20     Monday

            It's only about a mile from our hotel to the apartment we're renting for the week. As we walk along the blocks, we pass a small bakery, just a storefront with a metal gate, with an opening in the grate just big enough to pass the bread through. A man picks up a couple loaves and juggles them in his hands, they're so hot and fresh. We spend most of the afternoon lazing around, doing some laundry in the tiny washing machine, then walk to the supermarket for some breakfast foods. The neighborhood is very residential, high on a hillside, blocks filled with the typical buildings. But along the street are restaurants, cafes and minimarkets, so everything you'd need is really nearby.

            The apartment is two rooms, with a futon bed and a gilt throne chair, a bentwood rocker, and a low coffee table. The windowsills and shelves are full of cute knick-knacks, seashells and vases full of feathers, a fake bird in a wire cage. There's a wall clock in the shape of a peacock. Linda's bathrobe and Bambi slippers are left in the bathroom. She's very comfortable about renting it, even lets us use her computer. We're practically across the street from the 'Clown and Bard', a hostel that's recommended in all the guidebooks, so there are lots of people in the street at any hour.

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May 20th, Prague - Move to apt