Day 6: Terezin

On Monday, we awoke to find snow flurries. We ate our hotel breakfast, then took the metro to the bus station in order to take a bus about an hour to the former Nazi concentration camp of Terezin. As luck would have it, a bus was just leaving, so we immediately got in line and left Prague. The one way trip for both of us was 67 Czech crowns, or about $4. Very reasonable!

We saw a video of the horrors, then walked around several museums commemorating the dead. We did not take many pictures, but you can explore the above website if you'd like to see it.

Here is the crematorium:
Then, we walked a few kilometers to the small fortress.
Here is Brian standing in one of the small cells:

And here is where many were executed. It was so beautiful and serene when we were there; hard to imagine the horrors that took place:
We were cold and had about 45 minutes until the next bus, so we stopped at the little cafe on the grounds and had some hot wine and a snack:
Here is Brian, waiting in one of the dirtiest bus stops we've ever seen. Shortly after this picture was taken, we realized we were waiting on the wrong side of the road. The bus came and took us back to a metro station in Prague.

Back in Prague, we stopped at Cafe Fuzion for drinks and snacks. As we headed back to the metro, we were stopped by metro police and asked to see our tickets (luckily we are law abiding and had them!) The experience was surprisingly smooth and pleasant. I've heard horror stories of tourists not validating their tickets and getting stuck with some hefty fines.

Also, all during the trip, I was hoping that I might find some money on the ground. I have no idea why, since I don't do this back home, but I was on the lookout, only to be disappointed when what I thought was a 20 Czech crown coin turned out to be a bottle cap. However, in the metro station, I found 2 Polish coins.

We stopped at a restaurant named Country Life for dinner. Here I am with my food. This is an all-vegetarian buffet.
The following are photos from our walk home. We noticed a lot of storefront gambling sites. They have a digital reader outside -- we assume that's the current jackpot?Here I am, once again pretending to open giant doors. Does this ever get old?And finally, you usually have to pay to use a public toilet in Prague -- anywhere from 5-10 Czech crowns. Brian had to go on our walk home, and he was so impressed with it, that I paid my 10 Czech crowns to see what was so interesting. It was all in black light, and much more impressive in person!


We stopped at the grocery store in the mall to buy some dessert, and then we went back to our hotel room. As we left the mall, heavy snow started falling. A couple from Texas was in the lobby of our hotel, and it was the first time they'd seen snow fall like this.