Ok, so we did have a rocky start to our time in Prague but we are both so glad we went! Day 2 of our Czech adventure was one of the best days of our trip yet. We got up, had a great brekkie at the hotel (we both love a good full buffet brekkie but after a few, we're glad that most Europeans only have a nice light continental brekkie) and then headed off to explore! Thanks once again to the famous Uncle Dave and his magical compass, we headed in the right direction. We decided to cross the first bridge near our hotel and ended up taking a less touristy route towards the castle. This was actually pretty cool because we got to see quite a few local Czech fisherman doing their thing and one guy even caught a pretty big fish as we were walking past! Was really nice to watch someone doing something so normal for them but that was lovely for us to see!
We headed over towards the Charles Bridge in Prague which is this awesome old, heavily ornamented bridge which leads you back over the river towards the Prague Castle etc. The bridge itself was lovely but half of it was blocked off as, during non-tourist season, they do repairs and upgrades. But, there were still a few jazz bands playing away (Mumma, you would have loved it!!! I thought of you as we stopped to watch them play!) and lots of merchants selling cool jewellery and hand painted pictures of Prague scenery.
When we got to the other side of the bridge, we realised that it had been quite a few hours since we'd eaten so we stopped at cute little restaurant for a really reasonably priced lunch. The waiter was a typically Czech guy with chiselled features and the only tables left were in a whole seperate room where no one else was seated. This was kind of cool and we were able to be a bit raucous and touristy without bugging anyone! The waiter was also cool because everytime he came up to us to give us something (bread, our meal etc) he would say "yes please" which obviously meant "go ahead and eat" but it was a really cute "turn of phrase" and Matt and I had a great lunch there.
After lunch, we headed towards the Prague Castle. What they call "the castle" is actually a massive area with quite a few historic buildings and squares within it. You have to climb up about 4 billion stairs (well, it felt like that many!) to get to the top but the view was mesmerizing when you got there! Holy doolie!!!!
We pretty much spent the rest of the afternoon wandering around these historical areas and checking out the amazing castle and surrounds before heading back towards Old Town. Mum, we sent you a postcard from Prague so I hope you got it! I also hope you and Daddo get the opportunity to come here soon because its really lovely and I know you would adore it! The people are friendly, the setting is sublime and the prices are fantastic! The food is also pretty glorious!
We decided to head for a place that Uncle Dave had recommended for dinner. To be honest, we didn't really plan our route and only knew which direction we were supposted to head in so it actually took us about 1.5 hours to get there as we walked around like crazy things! But, the walking around was heaps of fun as there was lots to see and we did eventually find the restaurant! And it was certainly worth the effort! Matt had a steak that was absolutely divine and I had some of the most delish chicken I've ever encountered. The staff were really lovely and Matt coined one of the calls of the trip when he was asking the waiter for white wine to have with dinner. We didn't know the word for white in Czech (Carly, where are you when we need you! :o)) but Matt decided to say "White, you know, like me!" and pointed to his face. For some reason, this made the staff realise that we weren't American and they treated us like gold after this! We had a really lovely meal there, randomly chatting to the waiters and some local musicians that were sitting at the table next to us and dismantling what appeared to be both half a pig and an entire duck!!!
We headed towards the hotel after that and, hilariously enough, it took us about 15 minutes to walk back now that we'd oriented ourselves.
This was our only full day in Prague but we really really really enjoyed it and would recommend a minimum of 3 days in Prague to anyone who is headed for Europe. Don't miss it! It's fantastic!!
We headed over towards the Charles Bridge in Prague which is this awesome old, heavily ornamented bridge which leads you back over the river towards the Prague Castle etc. The bridge itself was lovely but half of it was blocked off as, during non-tourist season, they do repairs and upgrades. But, there were still a few jazz bands playing away (Mumma, you would have loved it!!! I thought of you as we stopped to watch them play!) and lots of merchants selling cool jewellery and hand painted pictures of Prague scenery.
When we got to the other side of the bridge, we realised that it had been quite a few hours since we'd eaten so we stopped at cute little restaurant for a really reasonably priced lunch. The waiter was a typically Czech guy with chiselled features and the only tables left were in a whole seperate room where no one else was seated. This was kind of cool and we were able to be a bit raucous and touristy without bugging anyone! The waiter was also cool because everytime he came up to us to give us something (bread, our meal etc) he would say "yes please" which obviously meant "go ahead and eat" but it was a really cute "turn of phrase" and Matt and I had a great lunch there.
After lunch, we headed towards the Prague Castle. What they call "the castle" is actually a massive area with quite a few historic buildings and squares within it. You have to climb up about 4 billion stairs (well, it felt like that many!) to get to the top but the view was mesmerizing when you got there! Holy doolie!!!!
We pretty much spent the rest of the afternoon wandering around these historical areas and checking out the amazing castle and surrounds before heading back towards Old Town. Mum, we sent you a postcard from Prague so I hope you got it! I also hope you and Daddo get the opportunity to come here soon because its really lovely and I know you would adore it! The people are friendly, the setting is sublime and the prices are fantastic! The food is also pretty glorious!
We decided to head for a place that Uncle Dave had recommended for dinner. To be honest, we didn't really plan our route and only knew which direction we were supposted to head in so it actually took us about 1.5 hours to get there as we walked around like crazy things! But, the walking around was heaps of fun as there was lots to see and we did eventually find the restaurant! And it was certainly worth the effort! Matt had a steak that was absolutely divine and I had some of the most delish chicken I've ever encountered. The staff were really lovely and Matt coined one of the calls of the trip when he was asking the waiter for white wine to have with dinner. We didn't know the word for white in Czech (Carly, where are you when we need you! :o)) but Matt decided to say "White, you know, like me!" and pointed to his face. For some reason, this made the staff realise that we weren't American and they treated us like gold after this! We had a really lovely meal there, randomly chatting to the waiters and some local musicians that were sitting at the table next to us and dismantling what appeared to be both half a pig and an entire duck!!!
We headed towards the hotel after that and, hilariously enough, it took us about 15 minutes to walk back now that we'd oriented ourselves.
This was our only full day in Prague but we really really really enjoyed it and would recommend a minimum of 3 days in Prague to anyone who is headed for Europe. Don't miss it! It's fantastic!!
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