The Road to Budapest - Day 8

28/03/09
I took the time to sleep in after our big night, and ventured out a bit before lunch time. The Easter Fare opened today, so I enjoyed a walk through the markets and tried a local food – some type of sugar coated donuty thing – it was nice and crispy. They have heaps of painted eggs for sale – I would have loved to have bought a few, but they would just get broken in my bag. I ended up buying one that was pretty with the word ‘Praha’ (Czech for Prague) encased in a hard plastic – I hope I don’t break it. I stopped to watch a marathon for a little while and then headed back towards the Jewish Quarter. I passed the Spanish Synagogue, the Old and New Jewish Synagogues, the Jewish Cemetery and then headed to a part of the river I hadn’t yet seen. On my way back I stopped in to a few shops that sold Bohemian Crystal (Antonio had warned us not to shop in the stores closer to the tourist areas and to go to these genuine warehouses/outlets just out of the centre of town) and bought myself a moon shaped pendant.
At night I met up with Gail and Sean and went to the Easter Fare. We watched some of the school aged kids perform traditional songs and dances, and then went for a lovely walk around town – taking in the night time ambience. We walked along a bridge and were able to take some fantastic photos of the Palace and Old Town that looking totally incredible at night. It was nice and relaxing to walk along the river, enjoying the scenery and then walking back over the Charles Bridge before calling it a night.