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Published: March 18th 2009
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This past weekend I visited, now one of my favorite destinations, Praha. Laura, Jordan, Bianca, and I left Rome Friday afternoon and after a small flight delay we were on our way to a destination that hasn't always been available to the world for a long time. Praha has not also been a place the world could see due to its past communist nature. Now Praha is a beautiful city untouched my the outside world and has the feel as if time has almost stopped.
Anyway, we land in Praha and took out money to pay for transportation to the city center and for the hostel. I took out 2,000 Czech since i'm a highroller. In reality 2,000 Czech is only 100 bucks b/c the exchange is 20
to 1. Weird system huh. They also have a very weird language which I guess would be a branch of Slovakian. It's not a real big problem though because almost all of them are fluent in English or know enough to get by.
After taking a shuttle through the outskirts and the metro to the city center, the city really came alive. Aparently Praha is one of the biggest party and nightlife cities. They have clubs that scale multiple floors and bars open till the wee hours of the morning. While we were trying to find our hostel we had some drunk almost stubble into Jordan and I and knock us over which is funny because that's the first thing we experienced in Praha making for a good laugh and the only drunk we encountered the whole time.
We checked into the hostel and checked out the beautiful old town square. This square is AMAZING. First off its a lively square with outdoor restaurants to make for a relaxing atmosphere. You're completely surrounded on four sides with beautiful facades of buildings and three monumental sites connected to the Square including The Church of Our Lady Tyn, Church of
Saint Nicholas, and Old Town Hall, which holds this huge Astronomical Clock which goes off ever hour producing a little show with the twelve Apostles. This might be my favorite square so far in any of the cities I've been to and is a must see. Walking through the Square with my camera glued to my face we went to dinner in the Jewish Quarter called Kolkovna. I ordered a Pilsner beer and a feast of traditional Czech food for 15 dollars, which is a steal. Alot Czech food includes sausages and other meats and of course cabbage. I included a picture of my feast halfway through eating it, so image a portion twice the size. It included 1/4 duck, ham, sausage, white and red cabbage, potato pancakes, bacon dumplings, and this soft bread. After a few laughs and a couple drinks we headed back to our hostel to rest up for an extremely busy day ahead of us.
The next morning we woke up early and walked the medieval streets in the morning. Saw this really cool Dolly Museum, which is one of Laura's favorite artist, and a couple of huge churches before we meet up with "Paul"
Laura on Staircase
at Benthlahem Chapel and took his free tour around the city. We covered the whole city including the huge medievel Praha Castle on top of the hill on the other side of the river. We same many amazing things and instead of sitting here listing them you'll find pictures with descriptions. After a small break we went to another great Czech restaurant called U Medvidku. Laura and I split some native Goulash and I got a beef dish with a side of cabbage and of course some good Czech beer. After dropping the girls off at the hostel Jordan and I went to a bar and had a couple drinks to conclude my trip in Prague. The next morning we glismpsed the Old Town Square one last time, said our goodbyes to the beautiful city and a trip of a lifetime, and departed back "home" to Rome.
Enjoy the pictures there are many to flip through.
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Laura Sahyoun
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Ciao
I am glad you are making the most of this experience abroad. Praha was a great choice!!! The churches are so gorgeous, especially the detail inside the Saint Nicholas Church and Saint Vitus's Cathedral too. Great luck for Laura, to see the Dali exhibit. About Italians, remember we talk with are hands, that explains why all the pulling, pushing and clapping, lol