Prague

To anyone considering visiting Prague, I highly recommend it. It is a stunning city, filled with cobblestone streets, old buildings and the famous Charles Bridge. I was taken back by it's beauty. 

I got into Prague in the late afternoon, being dropped off outside the city center. We went right past the Charles Bridge, which is magnificent to see. Now, I was of course exhausted at this point, having been up since 4am to catch a bus that took me from Switzerland to Czech Republic. (In my opinion, take buses and trains when traveling, you see more.) But, instead of taking a nap and getting food, I decided to take a night tour of the old town and castle.

It was fantastic at first, walking across one of the many bridges and seeing the Charles Bridge and the castle in the distance, proudly standing tall. Our guide was a native Czech man with his two little dogs that we followed around the city. We made our way towards old town, stopping first in a large park.

Now, around all of Prague, the controversial artwork of David Cerny can be found. From giant Barcode- faced babies to moving statues of men peeing on the outline of Czech Republic, his work is everywhere. It's really amazing to see them, all of his work mostly was a way to Piss off the government. All his work can be found around and I highly recommend going to see them.

After we had seen the statues, the tour continued through old town and into the castle. The architect was beautiful to see. Tall with gold trim and intricate designs. We didn't get to see the inside though, because it had closed (it was a night tour ) but still walking around it was fun. When we were finished, we made our way to a tavern for drinks and Goulash (which is beef and bread dumplings in a gravy sauce). I think it was a great way to start my couple days in Prague.

I spent the next couple days doing other various tours provided by my hostel and just wandering around the city with a new friend I had made. We had stumbled across the Eiffel tower of Prague, which terrified me because we made it all the way to the top and I really don't like heights, (but the view was worth it!) and the most beautiful rose garden I had ever seen. That was probably in the top three things I did in Prague, highly recommend to go find it at the tallest point in Prague. (My friend and I cheated by scaling the side of very steep hill, instead of taking the stairs. :] )

We went the next day by ourselves. I took a tour and went to see the John Lennon wall, which is a big wall full of graffiti and I got to spray paint it with the words 'Veni, Vedi, Vici' (I came, I saw, I conquered), then went to large parks with owls and peacocks in it.   It amazed me just how many beautiful things Prague had hidden away.  After the tour, I met up with my friend and an English man he had managed to pick up the day before and went out for drinks in the square. It's probably one of my favorite memories, spending hours just laughing and talking with some good friends about everything. By night, we found ourselves in an old to torture museum posing on old devices.

Finally, I came to my last day in Prague. I didn't do much during the day, went out and wandered around by myself but that night, I had a Dinner cruise on the Vlatva river and my friend tagged along with me. This was my favorite part of the trip. We sat up on the top deck, drinking wine and eating delicious Czech food, watching as the sun set in front of us and the city lit up for the night. This is something cheap and fun to do if you want something for a night out in Prague. I got amazing pictures as well from it!

All in all, Prague is in my top places that I have visited and I would go back again in a heart beat. There is much to do and see, not to mention how cheap everything is there! A must see for those looking for a great place to go in Eastern Europe!