Prague!

Over my mid-term break, I set off to Prague, Vienna and Krakow. I went with two girlfriends, each of us choosing a city: Abi choosing Prague, myself choosing Vienna and Katie choosing Krakow. We were only in each place for two days which is far too short to do them justice but enough to make me want to go back!

We left bright and early on Monday morning, via plane to Prague. A mere few hours later we arrived at our hostel which was definitely one of the nicest I have ever stayed in. It was called St Christopher's Mosaic Hostel and it was like a freaking hotel! It was huge, with a great restaurant and bar and lots of friendly people! Plus the bed was probably more comfy than my bed at home! I definitely recommend it.

After dropping our stuff off, we set off for some traditional Prague food- schnitzel, potatoes and beer! And man, was it good ands cheap too! They use the Czech Crown in Prague and it is 22 Crown to a Euro, so we felt rich even if we weren't! The city overall is quite cheap, although everywhere is cheap compared to Paris! After lunch we set off the Prague Castel which is stunning. The building itself and the Cathedral is spectacular, especially because we were there in twilight, so the lightening was amazing. We even saw a changing of the guards, which was entertaining.




We then strolled back to the city, looked at some shops, had some hot chocolate and crepes and then set home to take a nap before heading out.



The hostel had a bar crawl that evening which we decided to join. We made friends with some American Jews who were doing a little Eurotrip and spent the evening with them drinking wine and beer and talking about our travels thus far. Abi and I, however, did not last long and headed home early to get some sleep.

The next day we were up early, had breakfast and set off on a free walking tour of the city, and it was great. There is so much history to Prague that I do not know. I know my history of World War II is not great, but i feel this trip i learnt a lot! We saw the famous Astrological clock, the town square and the Jewish district, ending by the river and St Charles Bridge. It was really a great tour!

We then headed for some more traditional Czech food consisting of Goulash Soup! Very exciting! We walked over the bridge, rubbed the statue of a women for good luck, and headed home to nap. That evening we decided we had to go and see the "14th biggest club in Europe" which was five stories high and boasted different music on each floor. However, sadly for us, it was a tuesday night and not too full, so only floors one, two and three were open. But it was still pretty cool to see!







Our train to Vienna was at 4:30am, so we decided there was little point in sleeping, so we went straight from the club, to get our bags and headed for the train, which we found with no problems and prompting feel asleep on the journey.

It was way too short to spend in this lovely city. Prague is small and based on toursim, so everywhere there are tours, hostels and bars and restaurants. The city is cheap and the food is good; the scenery is beautiful and it was not that cold! I am so glad i saw this place and got to spend some time here. It truly is one of my favourite places now- a perfect mix of history, beauty and fun! The language is impossible but that is part of the fun!

If you have a chance, make sure you give Prague a visit!