Free Ballet

I had a headache on Sunday, so we decided it would great idea to take a long stroll to the Vltava River in the bright noonday sun. Only elementary kids could contest Father Sun in contributing to a splitting headache. After weaving and winding through the city, we sat overlooking the river and had a cappuccino. It honestly was a beautiful day, so we decided to move from our cafe down to the riverside and rented paddle boats like giddy tourists, but unlike giddy tourists, we knew better and brought some wine and cheese into our vessel. As we're peddling through the mucky waters of the Vltava, we meet some Aussies who are in the middle of months of traveling. We hang out for a couple hours, and then spend some time around Charles Bridge until dusk. Luckily enough, that night there was a free ballet/musical performance on a stage just below the Charles Bridge. We are lined up along the south side of the bridge with hundreds of other tourists watching a poor man's dress rehearsal, when all of the sudden a massive wind and rain storm hits the bridge. Performers and audience alike are shocked and everyone began rushing for shelter, but because there are only two exits/entrances on a bridge, you could only imagine the chaos of everyone trying to get to shelter by doing their best George Costanza. It just might have been the most exciting part of the show. Oh, and my headache was gone!