Cruising through Prague at the speed of light!

Well, I may be comatose by the time I get to Copenhagen, but no one can say I squandered this week! I think I completely finished Rachael's list of things worth seeing except for the paddle boats which just don't seem as much fun alone. I started off getting my train ticket, which is extra confusing in Czech. And the schedule she gave me to go with my ticket (which only says Praha--->Hamburg) seemed to stop at Berlin. Because yes, I have three changes to make and my ticket says none of them. When I got back to my hostel though, the first thing I did was to check the online schedule and I think I know what's going on now, so I feel pretty good. And I get to cruise through Dresden by bus too! Bonus!
After getting my ticket, I walked to Wenceslas Square and checked out the shops between there and Old Town Square. I have to say, some of the things I saw would not fly in the states! The museum of sex toys with a machine being demonstrated on a mannequin right in front of the open doors? The amounts of nudity on public signs? All I could do was laugh about how I definitely was in a different world.
After my amusement had subsided, I decided to walk to the castle. I managed to get lost on a side street, found an older couple from Newcastle that were looking for the same thing, and we found a police officer to direct us. The couple was there for a wedding, their nephew was marrying a Czech girl, and it turns out it was one I had actually noticed the day before. I'd seen the girls wedding dress as she was married in Old Town Square and had taken note of it. We enjoyed walking up to the castle together, but parted ways at the top of the stairs. They needed a breather, and I was on a mission to see as much as I could as fast as I could!
I wandered the grounds and checked out some of the buildings. There are great views all over this city! I was amused by the barbie museum within the compound though, and somehow I kept managing to get caught behind slow moving tour groups that were near impossible to get around. Still, I eventually made it out the other side of the compound and found the old castle stairs to climb back down off the hill. I have to say though, since I witnessed this several times, that I don't understand using one of those clear, see-through umbrellas to protect against the sun. Just seems like it defeats the purpose to me.
After this I was going to go to Vysherad, the fortress. I could have taken the metro, but decided I was making good time and would continue on foot. I did make good time, but managed to miss the entrance to the hilltop and looped the entire enclosure from below before I finally found the stairs up. It was amazing up there! It was close enough to the river that there was a wonderful cool breeze rippling past, and the grounds were fabulous. Rachael did not lead astray! I continued with my trend too, and found Dvorak's grave. Just wandering around the hilltop and seeing all it's lookout points was worth the walk. I decided to reward myself with walking back too.
I have never seen cops give bikers so many tickets before! There is a tunnel they're supposed to walk their bikes through, with two cops on bikes sitting on the other end. I saw them dole 4 out on the spot! It was like a speed trap, and there couldn't have been a better set up, as the bikers couldn't see them til the zoomed out of the tunnel. I also saw what may possibly be the worst haircut ever. Bald on top, and the sides wire dreaded down to his butt. Talk about needing a haircut. The girl with him was near as bad, her dreads had not been well looked after and were frizzy and dirty looking. I was just surprised that their kid didn't have dreads too, as they seemed the type to wear them through thick and thin.
I also found the astrological clock (which is sadly on a building which is incredibly close to my hostel which I have walked past repeatedly)! It is really cool, I just wish I knew how to interpret what it says. It has all the astrological signs, and numbers, and sections and three wheels spinning within each other. I think part of it shows the current rising sign, but that's about all I could logic out of it. Still it was unique and cool in my mind.
Now I just have to figure out what to have for dinner. I'm not really in the mood for more Eastern European dishes, and I'm trying to figure out what other ethnicity they might serve well here. There are tons of Italian restaurants, and a couple the cover several different styles. I just am not up for any more traditional Czech food.