Riding the Funicular up Petrin Hill

On our last Thursday in Prague 4 Fulbright friends decided to have an adventure and ride the 'Funicular' up Petrin Hill. What's a funicular, I hear you ask. Well imagine taking the trolley in Rapid City, putting train wheels on it and have it go up the side of Harney Peak....Would you want to take a ride like that...I know you'd love it. Learn a little more about the Funicular and Petrin Hill at: www.pragueexperience.com/places.asp?PlaceID=604





We are inside the car...oops forgot to take a picture of what it looks like. We stood in the first part of the car to get a good view of 'where we have been' .












Hang on tight...here we go! It feels fun to ride up the hill backwards and see below.



















Wow...we passed quickly through the tunnel. It made me wonder what happened to the sun for just a moment.












We are still moving quickly as we rise up Petrin Hill.

As we rise up higher you get a good view of the track and tunnel.

It feels like we are climbing through the trees!

Climbing even higher and the east bank of the river side emerges.

We are close to the top now and can see the Vltava River clearly!





Here we are at the top of the Funicular.














At the top of the ride, take some time to smell the roses....

The Observation Tower at the top of Petrin Hill....next challenge: you know it! Let's climb up the 299 steps of the spiral staircase to the top of the tower :0)
We can do....let's go!