Monday 8 June------ The last day of our European trip, all we have to do now is return home. The last two full days we have had in Praque or Praha as the locals call it.
Many old fairy tales originated here, like the Christmas carol about the good king Wenceslas whose statue is prominent at end of main carriageway, Vaclavske nam.
There is much to see in the old town square where lots of major events have occured, like when the young student set himself on fire when the Russians entered the square.
There is the Astronomical clock, the oldest still working in the world, first installed in 1410.
The church with the twin towers is called "Our Lady Before Tyn", and is gothic style 1300's.
We went inside for mass on sunday, and even though we have seen many of the top churches in all of Europe this one is the most spectacular by far, with gold literally dripping from every stature and pillar.
Then there is the Charles Bridge, with its 30 statues of various saints, which is usually crowded most of the time, is certainly worth  crossing.
Praque has it all, history, culture and entertainment. Then there is the grystal jewelry which devoured our last crowns.

5 June-------We have just spent two days in Vienna, I should have waited before proclaiming Budapest as once the grandest city in all of Europe, for with out a doubt it was Vienna.
Vienna was the home of the Habsburg dynasty which controlled the poweful Austro-Hungarian for over 600 years and they lived in palaces and listened to music composed by Mozart, Strauss and Schubert, just for them and their relatives and royal neighbours.
It took the WW 1 to end their reign and now we can all admire the beautiful buildings and gardens and listen to their music.