How my friend and I "pedalled" in Prague to keep inflation in check 🤭😀

Day two, we headed straight to the hotel breakfast after waking up, and I have to say the selection was absolutely incredible! 🥐☕ Prague had rain forecast for Thursday, but it didn’t bother us at all — we’d planned an indoor morning programme. Plus, it was supposed to stop raining around two o’clock. 🌧️🙂

Since our ticket from yesterday was still valid, we set off right after breakfast — along with my husband — to the Czech National Bank Museum. 🚋 We did manage to miss our stop, because we were both buried in maps on our phones, but at least we got an unplanned little walk out of it. 😅

Czech National Bank in Prague

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At the entrance, you have to go through a security gate and empty your pockets, but inside it’s a real experience. And best of all — this museum is free. 🪙

We got to see counterfeit banknotes, various types of safes (including one hidden behind a painting), and also design drawings for banknotes by Mr. Kulhánek, whose exhibition was on at the time.

Exhibitions and displays at the Czech National Bank Museum

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They also have interactive features, and you can even get a little “workout” — there’s an exercise bike you have to pedal to keep inflation at two per cent. 😀 🚲💨 We obviously jumped on it straight away. 🙂

Pedal, pedal, pedal — inflation won't wait! 😄

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In the basement, in the vault behind armoured doors, you can see a giant gold coin — the second largest in the world. 😲 We spent over an hour there, picked up some souvenirs and were absolutely blown away. We’d never seen anything like it. 🙂

The vault and the enormous gold coin — second largest in the world

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From the bank, we hopped on a tram to the Rudolfinum Gallery, where we said goodbye to my husband. My friend loves painting, so galleries were a great source of inspiration for her. Now it was just the two of us — and the main goal: don’t get lost in Prague! 🙈

And what happened next? Did we get lost? And what else did we visit? Find out in the next post. 😊

Are you planning to visit the Czech National Bank too? 🙂