Good morning everyone! Yesterday was a FULL one spent exploring Prague! We woke up around 7:30 and were out the door by 8. It was a stereotypically Eastern European rainy morning, but more like a sprinkle. Our place is in what is called "Prague 3", while the attractions of Prague are in Prague 1. Not sure about the number system, but what it pretty much meant is we had a 20-30 minute walk to the touristy area. We didnt exactly know where we were going but we just followed some tram tracks until we saw a bunch of people, and those people eventually lead us to our destination. First thing we did was buy a map, and right as we rounded a corner to head down the main road to Old Town, we see firefighters putting out a car that had been on fire! At the same time, police had cordoned off an area where a helicopter was landing farther down the road. Needless to say, our first experience in Prague was not typical/boring! We spent the morning walking around old town where there are tons of historic sites like the astronomical clock tower, St Nicholas Church, and just old timey buildings. Everything in this area was older than our country. After popping into a few places, we crossed the famous Charles bridge into New Town. At the very top of New Town is the Prague castle, so about 30 flights of stairs later we were there. We happened to be just in time for the changing of the guard, and then we continued into the castle. The St Vincent Cathedral right at the front of the castle was amazingly huge and ornate, something we thought to see in Vatican City more than in Prague! We took our time going back down the stairs, and made our way back to Old Town. We split a chicken gyro from a food stall for late lunch, and toured the Jewish section of town. It was pretty creepy seeing the Jewish cemetery and how many tombstones they had crammed in such a small area from the ghettos of old. By this point we had been walking for 8 hours, so we climbed back uphill to our place for a nap. We left again around 8 for dinner, which was very traditional Czech cuisine in Old Town. Jen had steak in garlic sauce and I had a roast pork knee. We walked around for a little in the lights of old town after to settle our food, then made our way back to turn in for the night. We had planned on doing a bar crawl but we were so full and tired we decided we will just do one in Germany. Today we hop on a train to Vienna where we will be for a day or two, so be sure to Facebook us anything you think we should "Czech out" (couldn't resist). We hope to go canyoning/paragliding/whitewater rafting while there, but we'll be sure to keep y'all up to date! Prost!
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Prague
Good morning everyone! Yesterday was a FULL one spent exploring Prague! We woke up around 7:30 and were out the door by 8. It was a stereotypically Eastern European rainy morning, but more like a sprinkle. Our place is in what is called "Prague 3", while the attractions of Prague are in Prague 1. Not sure about the number system, but what it pretty much meant is we had a 20-30 minute walk to the touristy area. We didnt exactly know where we were going but we just followed some tram tracks until we saw a bunch of people, and those people eventually lead us to our destination. First thing we did was buy a map, and right as we rounded a corner to head down the main road to Old Town, we see firefighters putting out a car that had been on fire! At the same time, police had cordoned off an area where a helicopter was landing farther down the road. Needless to say, our first experience in Prague was not typical/boring! We spent the morning walking around old town where there are tons of historic sites like the astronomical clock tower, St Nicholas Church, and just old timey buildings. Everything in this area was older than our country. After popping into a few places, we crossed the famous Charles bridge into New Town. At the very top of New Town is the Prague castle, so about 30 flights of stairs later we were there. We happened to be just in time for the changing of the guard, and then we continued into the castle. The St Vincent Cathedral right at the front of the castle was amazingly huge and ornate, something we thought to see in Vatican City more than in Prague! We took our time going back down the stairs, and made our way back to Old Town. We split a chicken gyro from a food stall for late lunch, and toured the Jewish section of town. It was pretty creepy seeing the Jewish cemetery and how many tombstones they had crammed in such a small area from the ghettos of old. By this point we had been walking for 8 hours, so we climbed back uphill to our place for a nap. We left again around 8 for dinner, which was very traditional Czech cuisine in Old Town. Jen had steak in garlic sauce and I had a roast pork knee. We walked around for a little in the lights of old town after to settle our food, then made our way back to turn in for the night. We had planned on doing a bar crawl but we were so full and tired we decided we will just do one in Germany. Today we hop on a train to Vienna where we will be for a day or two, so be sure to Facebook us anything you think we should "Czech out" (couldn't resist). We hope to go canyoning/paragliding/whitewater rafting while there, but we'll be sure to keep y'all up to date! Prost!
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