You could say I am a little obsessed with the word PRAHA. Praha is just another name for Prague hence my constant comment of "PRAHA" on my photos. I just thought it was a fun name and we kept seeing it on our drive, on the road signs. Every time I saw a sign with it on, I said it, maybe shouted.
"Prague, capital city of the Czech Republic, is bisected by the Vltava River. Nicknamed “the City of a Hundred Spires,” it's known for its Old Town Square, the heart of its historic core, with colorful baroque buildings, Gothic churches and the medieval Astronomical Clock, which gives an animated hourly show. Completed in 1402, pedestrian Charles Bridge is lined with statues of Catholic saints."
-https://www.google.com/search?q=prahgue&oq=prahgue&aqs=chrome..69i57.1303j0j1&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
After Berlin, we stopped in Dresden and then came to Prague. Two days in Berlin and now two days in Prague. Coming in at night it was gorgeous. I found the most wonderful spot for us in the city center or the Old Town Square. Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/12910001?guests=1&adults=1 . It was an entire apartment within walking distance to everything. The hosts even had a welcoming beer in the fridge for us with a cold glass to pour in, Victoria (one of the hosts) said it was a custom of theirs. Also, the beer (Pilsner Urquell) is a very popular Czech beer. The Airbnb was very cheap considering everything we got, eighty american dollars each for the two nights spent there. Including a perfect bar right around the corner for Nick called "Hangar Bar". Airplane themed. Pan American Airline. I found my favourite mixed drink ever there too. Raspberry Spice, includes: grey goose vodka, raspberry puree, chilli, and dried raspberry bits for a garnish. I kept grunting after every sip because it was just so damn good.
Before the Hangar bar, we had dinner at Pasta Fresca, an italian restaurant. And walked around the christmas market of course. Didn't do very much that night. Kind of exhausted from all of the driving and Dresden stop. I did get a Trdelnik, same thing as the one I got in Germany. This time I had to get Nutella in it, I was craving Nutella. Nick and I were on a mission, hahaha. I'm surprised he made it this far with me, to the point where I am whining for Nutella for ten minutes.
Oh! We also saw the famous clock tower ring, the Medieval Astronomical Clock. Firstly, I noticed this huge crowd before I noticed the clock. They all had their phones out and staring up, this huge crowd of like fifty or more people. I was just amused looking at them, they looked so silly until Nick pointed out the huge beautiful clock that was about to ring in three minutes. So we joined the silly crowd and I held my phone up as well just like everyone else. Three minutes later, there were little horns and saints dancing around, then the huge bells were ringing and ringing and ringing.
Next day was our full day in Praha. I was extremely excited, not knowing truly why. Just had a good feeling for Prague. Nick knew just from my constant shouting of "PRAHA!". So food was our priority when walking out to our day, he found the best place, "Home Kitchen". Food was so good and fresh. After, we went off to the art museum but ended up not going because "The Maiden" by Klimt wasn't on show. Then decided to go up into the top of the clock tower. Saw the saint statues up close and went to the tippy top for a beautiful view of not only the city and the Old Town Square, but also the christmas market surrounding us. After, we walked into Church of Our Lady before Tyn and St. Nicholas' Church (which had this huge beautiful chandelier).
Got on a caterpillar, what I call the trams, and a big ride up a hill in this tube thing. i don't know how else to describe it, I'm sure there is a word for it. Pause. Just googled it. It's called the Petrin Funicular. Anyway, we took this to the Petrin Tower, or what I called it, the Eiffel Tower. It really does look like the Paris Eiffel Tower, a miniature one. Or the tippy top of it. Climbing the spiral to that really made us sweat but it was worth it.
As we were walking from the Petrin Tower to the Prague Castle, we ran into what Nick was calling it, the monk's brewery. So we just had to get a beer from the monks, also it was an award because after the spiral staircase up the tower, Nick's watch told him congratulations on his workout. Hahaha. The Strahov Monastery. After a quick beer, we got to the Prague Castle. Which had a christmas market right next to it, so of course we needed a brat. I got a chilli brat while he got cheese. Watched some soldiers do a little march or dance to change guards. The inside of the Castle was beautiful. We both lit a candle for our parents again.
Walking out and around the castle, we found.. guess it. Gluhwein. With the best mug of all. Out of all of our collection of christmas mugs, this is by far my favourite. Just blue and white porcelain, with the word PRAHA on it. As we walked with our mulled wine, we decided to make our way to the Charles Bridge. Half way there, once I was done with my wine, I poured my mini shot of Absinthe I bought the previous night. Looks like Absinthe is very popular there for some reason.
The Charles Bridge was beautiful. We made it on right during sunset. Walking across as the sun set, and walking back across while the guy was lighting the lamps on the bridge at dark. The birds there are terrible. If you know me, I am petrified of birds flying at me. If you relate, just beware. Ornithophobia to ornithophobia.
Later, being a little buzzed or a lot. Found Hard Rock Cafe and stuffed ourselves. Stuffed. To the point of hurting. And then we ran, or rather crawled in pain, to the apartment to watch our new show, Dogs of Berlin and passed out hard.
Oh, Czech money is so confusing. It feels like you're rich, carrying thousand dollar bills in your wallet but really one thousand Czech korunas is actually forty-four american dollars. It was thee most confusing currency I have delt with.
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