Nearly didn't make it to Prague - I went there on the back of a motorbike, and the roads are appalling. Even the motorways in the Czech Republic are all cracked and pot-holed - not nice on only two wheels. In Prague itself there are several cobbled areas - with some cobbles missing. These are not the regular 4 or 5 inch cubed cobbles you see in UK town centres, these are over a foot in depth. With a block of half a dozen or more missing it is definitely not nice on only two wheels!

We drove in through miles of countryside. The farms were interesting to me in the way that they differed from those in other countries we'd driven through. In Germany there were immaculate fields of golden crops, or meadowland, whereas in the Czech Republic there was either just great areas of scrubland or fields of mostly barley, full of green patches of grass and weeds. Our Rough Guide told us that the country cannot afford the Mosquito Programme. In the whole time we were travelling in the Republic, we never saw a single cow, sheep, horse, pig, duck or even a chicken. Very strange.

We also saw strange little houses, again miles from anywhere, with signs on, saying (in English) 24-hour Night Club, or Men Only Club. They each had a heart-shaped sign on them. Then we even saw some right in the middle of villages and towns, on the main street. When we stopped at a service area for petrol and a cafe, there was a very smart hotel too, and a 'nightclub' right next door. Totally blatant, and so many of these places. There must be an awful lot of customers for that sort of thing!

We stayed in a good campsite. Our faithful Sat Nav took us directly to one which we'd previously found on t'Internet. It turned out to be on a street of largish houses, each one of which had turned its back garden into a campsite. We picked one at random and booked in. 10€ per night. It was a bit crowded but we managed to slot in OK. The facilities were good, with a restaurant and clean toilet and shower block. The only thing was there was nowhere to put your clothes when you had a shower except on the floor outside the cubicle, but thankfully nothing disappeared. Sorry but I've lost the address.

We asked in Reception about transport, and the girl, who was fluent in various languages, told us that there was a tram at the end of the street which left for the city centre every ten minutes. She forgot to mention that we couldn't buy tickets on the tram, but had to buy them from her. Fortunately an American happened to overhear us and told us about it. When we got to the tramstop, a couple of hundred yards away there was another couple waiting so we told them, and they had to walk all the way back again for their tickets.

The tram went through the back end of the city, but the centre of Prague was fabulous. It was quite a small area, but magical. Wencelas Square was full of atmosphere, beautifully lit up and the buildings were like something from Walt Disney. Towers and domes and turrets - absolutely breathtaking. We had an evening meal in the square, .and thoroughly enjoyed it, at a very reasonable price. Then we strolled around the surrounding streets. The shops, bars and cafes looked gorgeous, and the live music in one of the restaurants consisted of a group of classical musicians, in evening dress, including a lady playing a harp. Very elegant, very beautiful romantic music. And I only like rock!!

We carried on walking, then quite a while later that I found that my bag was half unzipped. Fortunately in that particular zip all they would have found would have been a half empty water bottle, an empty chocolate bar wrapper and a used hanky. But they were very slick. I never felt the hand under my arm, where I had the bag (safely I thought) tucked.