After the walking tour and the tour to Kutna Hora the previous two
days, it was time to see what else the city of Prague had to offer. I was lucky
enough to make a friend at the hostel while we had breakfast and we soon
decided to explore together. There were a few places we wanted to see, but for
the rest we just walked to see what waited down different streets.
We headed across the Charles Bridge in the direction of the
castle. There are a few ways to get to the top where the castle and cathedral
sit and watch over Prague. We took the one which went between some buildings
and had a scenic route most of the way. The castle itself doesn’t look much
like a castle, but rather a long fancy row of buildings. We walked through the
castle grounds to St. Vitus cathedral, but didn’t go into the caste itself. The
cathedral is surrounded by the castle and was magnificent and unforgettable. It
is possible to walk all the way around and go inside. To me the most beautiful
part was the back of the cathedral which was decorated with different spires
and sculptures. The facts that it was so different from the castle design also
made it look unreal. As f someone had dropped it in the middle of the castle.
Our way down was just as scenic, which even a broader and more beautiful
panorama of Prague. The river and the bridges were nestled next to the rusted
red rooftops. The church towered peaked out and the trees tried to get part of the
show. The weather and view was so refreshing that we spent quite some time just
admiring it.
We had lunch at a Czech restaurant. I had the most delicious
asparagus soup with bread and potato dumplings. The Czech people really know
how to make good dumplings. My friend tried the selection of three sausages and
potato with some sort of meat (I think it was pork). Of course beer was
involved. I had a “creme” beer which had more foam than actually beer, but was just
as good. In the afternoon we ended up at the Lennon wall. The wall is
decorated by graffiti, names and John Lennon and Beatles inspired art and
quotes. It’s very artistic and inspiring and worth the visit.
We ended the day with some beer at a comic bar where they were
playing rock music. It was so different that any other bar I’ve been before. It
had quite a unique feel and look to it. It was a really lovely day and it was
great to have some company for a change.
Felicia
xoxo
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