Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Prague

We are currently in Prague and it is absolutely beautiful. We were supposed to be here 2 and a half days but unfortunately our first day got cut out because of a hell of a travel day. Allow me to elaborate:
We were supposed to take 2 trains to Milan and then get on our flight to Prague. We left at 4 in the morning, got on our first train, changed in Bologna, had to switch trains because our original train was delayed. The train we finally got on ended up being delayed 2 hours at a different station and then took a completely diverted route to Milan because someone committed suicide on the train tracks. We missed our flight and since we got such cheap tickets we just had to buy new ones because our originals were non changeable. We then had to take 2 planes to FINALLY find ourselves in Prague 20 hours later.
So 3 trains, 2 planes, and 1 taxi ride later, we found ourselves in our adorable hostel and the beautiful city of Prague.
Prague is a hodgepodge of different styles of architecture. I have never seen so many lavishly painted and decorated buildings before in one city. Prague is great to walk around and has a lot to offer, but the people here are not very friendly. It's not a place I'd want to live, but definitely a place worth seeing. I don't have very much to say about Prague only because we have mainly just been walking around. We took a walking tour yesterday in the rain and cold and got a tour of the old town. We're staying in the new town right under the castle and explored it today. It is absolutely huge and has one of the most beautiful cathedrals I have ever seen. The cathedral is very out of place compared to the rest of Prague though, since most other churches are Baroque style (which is very nice, but I am not the biggest fan of; I think it's too ostentatious) and the cathedral in the castle is gothic style.
Okay, enough about architecture; Prague is beautiful and unique and I've never seen a city quite like it. Another downside of Prague: they charge you massive amounts of money for the tiniest scoop of ice cream ever.

1 comment:

  1. Sorry about the ice cream and the weather. Glad you're making the best of it.
    Dad

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