Auf Wiedersehen

After a very brief time in Austria we said goodbye, but not before quite a sobering visit to Mauthausen (concentration camp). Walking in, the air almost felt colder and there was something in the air, something that you cant quite explain. We watched a 45min documentary of Mauthausen before entering the concentration camp. To put it in perspective 90,000 innocent people were murdered in this concentration camp alone (the largest one in Austria). When you walk through it it is hard to imagine that 180,000 people were sent here because the camp just isnt that big (which again makes you imagine what the conditions must of been like.

After Mauthausen we headed into the Czech Republic and towards Prague, once we got to the hotel (was actually really nice, and next to the tram station, Hotel Apollon I recommend it) and dropped off our stuff we headed on the tram into central Prague, destination Old Town. Wow, just wow. Prague has to be the prettiest city we have been to yet. I had high hopes for Prague and on day 1 it already delivered. We did a bit of a walking tour to see the sites (including the John Lennon wall) then we to dinner (really nice spinach stuffed chicken).

Where sleeping beauty lives

and this is where the seven dwarves live

God dammit Emma, why you gotta photo bomb me?

Oh I see, Amber doesnt get photo bombed

After dinner we meandered around a bit then caught the tram back to the hotel.