What a wonderful day! Nice roads, perfect weather – and Prague as the goal of today's biking.

I passed the small towns of Libechov and Melník. According to my map, both of them are supposed to offer either a palace or castle. I don't know which, since I didn't bother to diverge from the main road. Instead I called my Czech friend Libor to say that he could expect me in Prague in a few hours. We decided to meet at Námestí Míru (the peace square), which is close to his flat.

Outside Libeznice I met a woman on her bike. She called to me from her side of the road (in Czech): ”Where are you heading?” I noticed happily that she used the intimate form of ”you” and answered: ”To Prague!” Then she shouted something more and continued biking. I didn't pick up what she said, but I hope it wasn't: ”Oh really, then you should know that the road is closed and you have to bike over bla bla bla...”

To enter Prague by bike was somewhat complicated due to some closed roads. I had bought a more detailed map at a petrol station (the Michelin map is 1:600,000 which is usually not detailed enough). But soon I reached Námestí Míru – and what a feeling it was! Libor turned up after some minutes, and I have now unpacked my stuff in his little apartment.

I will stay here for some days, don't know how many, and then we will continue the bike tour together through the Czech republic.