Despite the early time in the year, Lisbon was blisteringly hot. I could only walk downhill not up and had to stop every few minutes. I fell asleep on the river beach. I did get to Belhem but need to revisit that whole area. I then went down to Sao Martinho and the quiet of Alentejo.
If possible August in Prague was even hotter which is why spending a day in the shade in the castle was so great, but so was pottering in the shower of water being sprayed to make it all bearable. Lovely city. The town was more touristy than I expected, and very busy, but I loved the atmosphere, the art nouveau properties and the food - a nice mix of fruit with the meet. I listened to Smetana on the little river boat trip, and talked with the boat man about the Prague Spring and my memories of that time, whilst his parents had been stopped from escaping. I also visited Dvorak's museum and the one on Mucha. This showed more of his print work than I expected, but actually explained a lot of his history.
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