Pragua. Praha. Prague.
We spent this past weekend in darling little Prague. It has become one of my favorite cities in Europe. I mean I have only been to two.... so that probably doesn't mean a lot but I think it does! I mean we plan to travel a lot during our time here so by the end of these wonderful four months, I can actually say of all the cities I've been to in Europe...(insert name) was my favorite. But we'll talk about my other travels when they come, but for now Prague has center stage.
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| Picture from bus window. Czech out that view. |
First off, let's just throw it out there that there may or may not be a lot of Czech/Check puns in this and for that... I apologize ahead of time. Okay now lets get stared! First we took a bus from Rome to Prague. We picked more kids in Florence and had a 45 minute stop somewhere at the top of Italy. Someone said we were in Verona... but I don't think so. It was like midnight so I couldn't really look around and see where I was at. Sorry bout it! But we left Rome at 6:00 pm and made it to Prague at 10:00 am the next morning. So you can say I got quite the nights rest. Nope, very much much the opposite. I barely spent at all. I don't know why, I usually can sleep in any moving vehicle! Heck I have already fallen asleep on the train here! But this bus wasn't doing it for me. I don't know what it was but my brain wouldn't shut up. I think it was just as excited as I was and wanted to know where we were at every second. I mean wherever we were for the most of the night, it was snowing! Like a lot! So I wanted to know if it was Italy, Germany, Austria, somewhere! But no clue... So that was a waste of non-sleeping. But I would sleep for like a half hour ever 2 hours so I mean I got some rest, I wasn't like a walking zombie the next day. I finished a book, and watched some movies that they company had put on for us. So it wasn't a complete waste of time either. But anyway, we got to our hostel which was literally a giant pun in itself. It was so cute! It's called Czech Inn.. Hahaha. If you are ever in Prague, stay there! It is really convenient with the trams and buses, and the staff there is was nice! So we got to the inn at like 10:00 and our tour was at 10:45. We had 45 minutes to get changed and get the smell of travel and bus off of us. So you can already guess that we looked suuuper good for that tour. Oh! And we still had to eat breakfast! But somehow we and 30 other 20 year olds managed to get ready, eat, shower, and be down in the lobby close to 11. It's not 10:45, but I mean with 30+ 20 year olds, that seemed like a record! So we had a great tour kid his name was Isaac, and he was hilarious! I wish I kept a list of funny things he said because I was dying! But he was super cool, he knew all his stuff and had traveled a lot so I mean that's what you want in a tour guide so it fit like a glove. We saw the town square, the museum, and a ton of other places! I don't remember a lot of their names because the Czech language is crazy.
On our first night the group we were with went out to an 80's club and danced it up! But Chan and I still frozen and being the "Resident Grannies" that we are, we stayed in. But we went out and got dinner and walked around for a little bit, so we weren't totally agoraphobes. So the first day was a success, we navigated around Prague, we found a great place for dinner, and we saw lots around Prague!
Day Two
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| feed the birds |
We got to see lots today!! We saw the Charles Bridge, the Lennon Wall, the Prague Castle and Old Town Square! Okay first the bridge. Wow. It's amazing.
This bridge is seriously the most amazing bridge! It is beautiful, with the view of the river and of the towns- Old and New. We tried to be all artsy and get candid pics of each other, I say that we did a pretty great job of it! After the bridge we got to see some weird giant brass babies. They are some famous Czech artist. He is a very... strange artist. He has statues all around the city that are just as equally strange. There is a giant silver pregnant woman and two bronze men peeing in a lake. Each has it's own meaning specific to the Czech people. The babies looks like they have been punched in a face with a scanner... Weird huh?? The meaning behind it the artist is conveying is to not raise your children with TV and other electronics. He wouldn't like the way the generation are being raised now would he???
Kinda weird huh?? Chan had the hardest time climbing onto the babies! Slippery little buggers. After we got to take lots of picture and such before we went to the Lennon Wall.
The Lennon Wall. Amazing!
The teenagers in the late 80's hated the communist regime, cause like who didn't, so to protest they painted a wall with Lennon's face and lyrics to his songs. Because they loved what he stood for, peace and love. But the police didn't think that was as great as the teens so they would paint over it, but the kids would come back and paint it again. Over and over again this happened until the police gave up and graffiti became legal. There is stands still with his face and lyrics to the music! Of course all the generations paint over it and start again because everyone has something to say. But it will always be the Lennon Wall. So we got to take place in history, a small place but hey it's something, Chan and I wrote our names on the wall. There was a guy who was singing Beatles music and it was amazing. It made me want to watch Across the Universe. For all the Beatles lovers you need to, after read this of course, go and watch the movie. It's amazing.
We then got a traditional Czech lunch, full of beer and lots of meat! But wait... we don't drink. Oh boy the look on the waiters face when we refused the beer (nicely of course cause we're not heathens). He looked as if we were about to steal his first born, in simpler terms... he was not pleased. But he got over it and it was a delightful meal. 3 courses- soup, a meat dish, and dessert. Chan got beef & cream and I got roasted pork, and for dessert apple strudel. Yummy doesn't describe!
After lunch we went on the Prague castle tour. I'm going got be completely honest, lay it all on the table, I don't remember a single thing our guide said... Sorry Pavel. The sun had started going down and it was starting to get a wee bit chilly! Lie... It felt like an arctic tundra. It got dark and windy really fast. So like here are some pictures. Pretend I had a lot of cool information about them.
We made it through the ice tour, feeling as though our toes had frozen and broken off. We went to a little Mexican restaurant. People in our group had been telling us to go to it. It seriously was so worth the walk down a freezing alley! And I'm not going to lie... a little tear formed in my eye because I was so pleased for the food and not to mention the warmth! We checked and all our toes were still there.
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| Best guac ever |
It was delicious and well worth the wait! We chatted about everything under the sun (moon and stars) from our favorite Avenger to the meaning of life. It was nice to warm ourselves with amazing food! It was also nice to chat with Channy, I love when we have our deep chats. Love that chick, she seriously keeps me going here. We walked around for a little bit longer and went back to the hostel. We had the best time here and would easy return in an instant! We got a good night sleep before the 16 hour drive the next day. Prague left a little going away present too!
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| SNOW! |
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| Somewhere in Germany |
It was a great weekend away! I recommend everyone go to Prague, if you have the chance. Our bus ride home was a rough one... cause it was so looong. But we made the time pass, we read books, watched movies and slept. Thanks Prague for the memories and adventures. You'll be seeing me again.
Until next time,
-O
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| What's life without a hideous picture? |
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