Preparing for Prague

My hotel reservations are made for the Prague portion of the tour. I'm staying at a hotel right across from the German Embassy and around the corner from the American Embassy. The hotels there try to maintain the residential feel of the area by not posting signs with their hotel names on them. So, all I have is the address and the fact that it's right across the street from the Embassy. I hope that is enough! The hotel is Dum u Velke Boty. In English, it translates as House at the Big Boot.

Here is a picture of the hotel:





















View of the German Embassy from the hotel's window:

I've also started reading more about Prague. I have a couple of the typical tour books, but I'm also ready some nonfiction by Prague writers. One is titled "The Spirit of Prague" by Ivan Klima. It's a great book so far. It's a collection of essays about growing up in Prague and the culture and people of the city. Ivan grew up during the Nazi occupation and at the age of 8 was taken to a concentration camp. He chronicles what life was like there and how it affected different people in different ways. Below is a link for the book if you're interested in reading more.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0964561123/102-2885354-8708117?v=glance&n=283155