Prague

2^nd Destination: Prague, Czech Republic

Touchdown, we arrive safely without any hassle into Prague airport. Lindsay and I were lucky enough to be upgraded to first class during the flight; well that’s what we lead the girls to believe anyway. We collected our bags and were headed for the bus only to realize that the shop to buy tickets was closed, excellent.

We finally make it into the city, only to find we were walking in the completely wrong direction to our hostel. I stopped a stranger to ask if they had any idea as to what direction we needed to be heading in. Turns out he was Australian, and I ever so rudely referred to him as ‘it’, oops! After our running with the Australian we had all come to the conclusion that we as a nation are taking over Europe. We are lucky to go anywhere without running into at least 7 Australians. Luckily enough ‘it’ pointed us in the right direction and soon enough we found our hostel, Hostel Orange.

As it was late we all dropped our bags, ducked into the city to grab some dinner, returned to the hostel and watched some pay TV, hello Disney channel.

The next day in Prague was mostly spent getting our bearings, wandering the streets and partaking in a free walking tour of all the top tourist destinations. We really discovered the true Prague, if that is possible? In my opinion, Prague is a very old/beautiful town, the street performers added to the vibe of the city, and it’s old buildings and eerie streets contributed to its medieval ambience.

Mackie was sick for most of Prague and spent a lot of her time in the hostel, which wasn’t so much of downer considering our hostel was amazing! Meanwhile Lindsay and I spent our time relaxing in the sun on the roof terrace, the heat of the sun was definitely something we had not felt on our bodies in a long time. Later that evening Lindsay and I found it appropriate to interpret all the different kinds of dinosaurs, why not?

For our final day in Prague we went on a tour of the castle, which is meant to be the largest in the world, according to our tour guide, George. The tour castle of course did not have a dull moment as we always find ways to make our own fun. Whether it be posing in the middle of the guards (Lindsay), sitting down on the ground at any chance possible (Genna), or posing for a photo in a reflective mirror because it made our legs look skinny only to later realize that security guards were behind the window laughing at us.

After the Prague castle tour we indulged in our first Czech beer at one of the locals and then continued on to find a pub that would provide us with a Czech feast and a half for less than 10 Euro each (literally a feast, Buffalo wings, fried onion rings, 3 x roll of lamb roast, 1 x schnitzel, beef goulash, 3 beers, wine and soft drink). With full bellies we rolled out of the restaurant and went in search for ice cream. Before finding anywhere we yet again passed street performers where I thought it would be a great opportunity to show off my interpretive dancing skills in front of them, I personally believe that the crowd and band thoroughly appreciated/enjoyed my performance.

We finally found the perfect ice cream store got a small cone each and sat under the star light and watched multiples of street performers in the old square, the perfect way to end a short but sweet trip to the capital of the Czech Republic.

That again is all  for now, next stop Vienna. 

From Prague with love

Holly xx