Well, I guess the odds of a cancelled flight two days in a row would be pretty rare but I started to worry when the flight departure was delayed 30 minutes. That’s how yesterday’s cancellation started. Being paranoid we arrived at the airport super early and got to enjoy the ambience of Terminal 2F for three hours on our second day. 
When we arrived, our prearranged car transfer to the hotel was waiting and we were quickly whisked into the center of the Old Town through narrow cobblestone streets. Our room at the Hotel Metamorphis is huge, appearing even more so because last night’s accommodations were the size of a shoebox with the bathroom door hitting the toilet. We actually have a triple, and we’re using the twin bed to hold our luggage. The room is in an annex overlooking a quiet back street, which is great because Prague is a”hopping town” that apparently is a prime destination for stag parties of young drunk males from all over Europe, especially Great Britain.
We quickly dumped off our stuff and rushed over to Wenceslas Square to meet up with our beer tour group. About half way there, the threatening skies opened up and sheets of rain fell. We ducked into a bookstore that thankfully sold umbrellas. We are now the proud owners of an expensive flimsy Prague souvenir “umbrella”, but it offered at least some basic protection from the waves of torrential precipitation that continued for the next five hours. Our group of ten was led by Pietr, a charming young computer programmer who works for the tour purveyor Urban Adventures. Traveling by subway and tram, we visited four pubs/ breweries outside the tourist areas. At each site, we had our choice of local beers (half liter!) and a selection of traditional Czech “tapas” (obviously this is not a Czech word- too many vowels!). Most of these little culinary delights were meat-based as the Czech diet is predominantly carnivorous. We had lamb sausage, a head cheese-type charcuterie, picked cabbage, a cheese spread, and lots of onions (Czechs apparently love raw onion). 
We also feasted on roast duck with cabbage and potatoes at the Basta pub – best roast duck in Prague.
All the pubs visited were outside the tourist area and were frequented by the locals. We spent over five hours traveling between the pubs, drinking beer, eating meat, and even venturing into a little political discussion.
Honestly, by the second beer I was pretty much done. But I did at least taste four different brews ( I opted out of trying a fifth beer.)
We also tried a traditional dessert, a pancake-like dessert with sour cream and plum jam.
At that point we were 5 and 1/2 hours in, and ready to pack it in! The rain finally stopped and we walked back to our hotel, although I must admit we had a little trouble finding it. Tomorrow morning we have a private tour of the Jewish Quarter and then meet up with our Rick Steves tour.
Camino Musings 