Czech -ed out Prague this Weekend

We ventured to the Czech Republic last weekend to see its capital city, Prague. I was able to take the weekend trip with my friends, Irinia and Andrew. We had an incredible time! It was about a 6 hour train ride from Munich. The Czech Republic is the direct eastern neighbor of Germany. I had no idea the deep history of the city and was blow away to learn so much about it. It is a gorgeous place! One of my favorites so far! We only spent one day there but were able to see and do a lot. We arrived late Saturday afternoon and after checking in at our hostel, we went to see the castle! 

This is the St. Vitus Cathedral within the walls of the Prague Castle that sits perfectly ontop of a hill overlooking the city.

Andrew, Irina, and myself inside the Castle.

There was a beautiful view from the castle and luckily we caught it at sunset. Then we made our way down into the city to the Charles Bridge - another Prague landmark. We ate dinner at a really cool Czech style restaurant and had some original pilsner Czech beer. Then, after a nice nighttime stroll through the city, we went to a bar to hear live jazz music - a Prague favorite.

History Fact #1: This is the currency in the Czech Republic called crowns. This looks awesome because its 2000 crowns, but it's worth less than 100 Euro (about 24 crowns = 1 Euro) (about 17.5 crowns = 1 US dollar). So prices on menus and signs look silly at first - dinner cost us 500 crowns.

History Fact #2: They speak Czech, in case you didn't know. And it sounds nothing like German... or Englisch.

History Fact #3: The Old Jewish Ghetto of the town is now one of the nicest (and most expensive) places to live in the city.

Bonus Fun Fact: Almost all of Eurotip was filmed in Prague apparently - only some of you will think this is actually a fun fact.

On Sunday we went on a tour (Englisch speaking of course haha) and loved the unique stories of the city and its influencial people. So this was a stop in the Old Town Square. It was a beautiful day :)

Our tour guide had some great stories. The best one was what he told us about an elderly woman who had lived in the Czech Republic her entire life and never moved. But, she lived in 8 different countries.... What?  The Czech Republic was constantly being changed and conquered and divided and renamed. So, this woman never moved, but the government and territory issue was pretty complicated over this past century (and centuries). Every time there was a new set up, there was a different currency with different passports. Crazy right? Finally in 1989, the Czech Republic overcame Communism with the Velvet Revoluation (named this because no one died). Good story.

With the Castle behind us.

With the Castle behind me.

A Bohemian street show in the Old Town Square. Really cool.

Enjoying the company :)

What was your least favorite thing about Prague?

My least favorite was the Museum of Torture... I got the hebbie gebbies just walking by!

What were your top 3 favorite things about Prague?

Only 3?! I could go on and on!

My favorite was the tour we took on Sunday.

My favorite was the Jewish Ghetto area and the rememberance of WWII history.

My favorite was the interpretive light show that was projected onto the old town hall and the Astronomical Clock tower on Saturday night. It was such a cool way to incorporate such a modern technology with the extensive Czech history. Very cool.

These pictures aren't as cool as the city!