PRAHA
(That's what they call Prague in the Czech republic!)
Oh man...What an amazing city...Truly one of the most beautiful places I've ever been, if not the most beautiful city ever! I do not know how people get anything done here. If I lived in this city, I would be constantly looking around...There's so much to see! We were in a great hotel, not far from the city center, and it seemed really clean and safe...And the people seemed really nice (although I have no idea how to speak Czech...So who knows?) Luckily most people speak English well, so it is pretty easy to communicate. We had a full breakfast at our hotel every morning and the guy who served us was super nice, as I was down there earlier than the rest of the family checking my email (yes, it took my mom a while to remember to send me one as she thought it would go to my house...ahem) and we struck up several conversations...he helped us pronounce Thank You right. It sounds like Da-koo-ee...really, this language is not based in latin at all, so it is a challenge...kind of sounds like a cross between russian and French!
(and I'd like to take a moment to mention all the yummy foreign men...who boy! Beautiful people the Czech!)
(That's what they call Prague in the Czech republic!)
Oh man...What an amazing city...Truly one of the most beautiful places I've ever been, if not the most beautiful city ever! I do not know how people get anything done here. If I lived in this city, I would be constantly looking around...There's so much to see! We were in a great hotel, not far from the city center, and it seemed really clean and safe...And the people seemed really nice (although I have no idea how to speak Czech...So who knows?) Luckily most people speak English well, so it is pretty easy to communicate. We had a full breakfast at our hotel every morning and the guy who served us was super nice, as I was down there earlier than the rest of the family checking my email (yes, it took my mom a while to remember to send me one as she thought it would go to my house...ahem) and we struck up several conversations...he helped us pronounce Thank You right. It sounds like Da-koo-ee...really, this language is not based in latin at all, so it is a challenge...kind of sounds like a cross between russian and French!
(and I'd like to take a moment to mention all the yummy foreign men...who boy! Beautiful people the Czech!)
This is the first view in the main corridor of the "new" part of the city that we saw after stepping off the metro here...Prague apparently is the most intact European city as it was not bombed during any of the world wars...And my question is...We were also building during this time period in the US...So WHY don't we have any thing like this?????
Most of the rest of this vacation...I was snapping a thousand pictures of building details...soooo amazing! We got in to Praha in the early afternoon and we had time to go to the Mucha museum and saw some really great art and history there! Then went on a small jaunt trying to find a great vegetarian restaurant we had read about, and walked by the opera house and the river (yes, we all wonder if Sadira is ever going to see an opera in Europe). We finally found it, and not only was the food amazing...a great and varied selection (of which we tried most of), and fresh squeezed juices to boot...But the atmosphere was great too! They had painted the ceiling with blue paint and put in twinkling "starlight" to dine by, plus the tables were Plexiglas that looked like wood, but were light up from the inside. This is a truly magical city! (did I say that already?)
All the cobblestones looked in the sidewalks were even really neat! The whole city is just really well preserved and so artistic!
These are some views of the metro (dad going up...Thais going down)...You descend into what seems like an endless tunnel down...down...down! (luckily the elevator only broke once...And we were near the top getting out at our destination) Plus, the traveling system is really easy to use. You can buy a 3 day pass that allows you to use the metro and any of the various trams around town during that period...for about $7! And it is extremely clean...and well marked...Plus it was great because as you're standing at the platform waiting for the train, a small breeze will start blowing...Then it gets stronger and stronger...And poof...There's the train!
I would like to mention too...that Prague is not as cheap as we were lead to believe...maybe we were about a year too late. Although they are switching over to the Euro in 2010, it is still quite pricey...we did not, however, have a hard time spending money!!
These are some views of the metro (dad going up...Thais going down)...You descend into what seems like an endless tunnel down...down...down! (luckily the elevator only broke once...And we were near the top getting out at our destination) Plus, the traveling system is really easy to use. You can buy a 3 day pass that allows you to use the metro and any of the various trams around town during that period...for about $7! And it is extremely clean...and well marked...Plus it was great because as you're standing at the platform waiting for the train, a small breeze will start blowing...Then it gets stronger and stronger...And poof...There's the train!
I would like to mention too...that Prague is not as cheap as we were lead to believe...maybe we were about a year too late. Although they are switching over to the Euro in 2010, it is still quite pricey...we did not, however, have a hard time spending money!!
1 comment:
That was a good commentary on your trip to Praha. It must have made you want to be in slow motion-there was so much to see. Looks like someplace from a fairy tale.
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