Wenceslas Square and Elsewhere

Something is always going on in Wenceslas Square. Throngs of tourists are standard fare. We recognize tour group leaders speaking English, Italian, Spanish, French and German; additionally, we hear dozens of languages we don't recognize. Serving the tourists are many, many cafes, ice cream stands, magazine stands, jewelry shops, crystal shops and the alleged Russian Mafia sausage stands (see previous post). We've also seen:

• A Havana Club (rum?) extravaganza with a large stage and sophisticated AV system with big screen projection for a Cuban band plus about eight booths giving out mojitos and other drinks made with Havana Club. Lots of dancing and drinking. It was all set up one morning and all down by the next.

• A Corvette club, with 20 to 30 Corvettes of all vintages (and all with CZ license plates) circling the square, peeling out at various points.

• Hare Krishnas.

• Go-go dancers on a flatbed truck promoting a night club called Mecca. We don't think they were hired for their dancing skills.
  

• Sculptures made of all sorts of stuff, including bathroom fixtures, tree trunks, a skeleton, fake flowers — you name it. We think (hope) these are temporary exhibits.
  

And speaking sculpture, this piece by David Cerny is in the courtyard outside the Kafka Museum. Wendy and Kirsten are not part of the sculpture. In case you are wondering, the "hips" rotate.

We did not bring Wendy and Kirsten to this spot just for the sculpture. We were on our way to dinner at Cihelna Hergetova, a lovely restaurant right on the river next to the Charles Bridge. We recommend the potato and mushroom soup, accompanied by a glass of sparkling Bohemia sekt. A three-course meal (starter, entree, dessert) with wine and a fantastic view costs about $40 per person.