Well, this may be brief... we are a little tired. So we'll see how it goes.
Plan for the day: Get up early (830am) and head into the city to get a Prague Card and a 3-day rail pass to save some money and tour the city.
Actual day: Got up at 945am after snoozing the alarm (thank you Erin). Breakfast goes till 1030 so when we arrived after showering at 1020 we again got in trouble with the locals. It doesn't sound any better when someone sternly talks to you in another language. Good breakfast though... we'll be sure not to miss it the next couple days.
We then walked the 3 miles (didn't realize it was that far, but it was a nice walk) to town and successfully found the tourist information that we so obviously missed the day before. Word of advice: stay calm when in a foriegn country... you'll see things more clearly. We got our tickets and were on our way.
Sights of the day: Old town Hall, Old Town Tower, Powder Tower (184 steps), and the very cool Astronomical Clock (as it struck noon). After that we had to take a lunch break at a very cool Italian pasta place (We know, we know... we're going to Italy, why not eat Czech food??). This time we tipped accordingly, we did our research. Then off to the Kinsky Palace to see some really boring and dark painting, but met a really cool Polish lady. She was hilarious, pinned us as Americans, but wasn't mean about it. She told us she came to Prague for a visit 30 years ago, and never left. She also told us we would definitely be back to Prague again, everyone comes back.
We then headed up to the Jewish quarter but decided that for the money we already paid for the Prague Card (4-day pass, 50+ places for 720Kc/$36) we better get our money's worth, and the Jewish quarter wasn't part of the deal.... descrimination if you ask me!!! Sorry mom, couldn't see your cemetary, but it sounded really cool.
So we headed to a few more towers... no one told us they were all the same!!! We crossed the
Charles Bridge (very cool) and then up to Petrin to see the very overrated "Mirror Maze" and the Petrin view tower (which is a small Eifel Tower). When we realized there were around 1000 steps, we turned back, took a picture and headed home. After some much needed dinner, we were going to go out for a few drinks and some live music, but we are too tired. So we will definitely hit up the recommended and raved about "Oldest Pub in Prague" (if we can find it) tomorrow after touring the castle. Hopefully we won't be too sore.
Dobrou Noc....
Plan for the day: Get up early (830am) and head into the city to get a Prague Card and a 3-day rail pass to save some money and tour the city.
Actual day: Got up at 945am after snoozing the alarm (thank you Erin). Breakfast goes till 1030 so when we arrived after showering at 1020 we again got in trouble with the locals. It doesn't sound any better when someone sternly talks to you in another language. Good breakfast though... we'll be sure not to miss it the next couple days.
We then walked the 3 miles (didn't realize it was that far, but it was a nice walk) to town and successfully found the tourist information that we so obviously missed the day before. Word of advice: stay calm when in a foriegn country... you'll see things more clearly. We got our tickets and were on our way.
Sights of the day: Old town Hall, Old Town Tower, Powder Tower (184 steps), and the very cool Astronomical Clock (as it struck noon). After that we had to take a lunch break at a very cool Italian pasta place (We know, we know... we're going to Italy, why not eat Czech food??). This time we tipped accordingly, we did our research. Then off to the Kinsky Palace to see some really boring and dark painting, but met a really cool Polish lady. She was hilarious, pinned us as Americans, but wasn't mean about it. She told us she came to Prague for a visit 30 years ago, and never left. She also told us we would definitely be back to Prague again, everyone comes back.
We then headed up to the Jewish quarter but decided that for the money we already paid for the Prague Card (4-day pass, 50+ places for 720Kc/$36) we better get our money's worth, and the Jewish quarter wasn't part of the deal.... descrimination if you ask me!!! Sorry mom, couldn't see your cemetary, but it sounded really cool.
So we headed to a few more towers... no one told us they were all the same!!! We crossed the
Charles Bridge (very cool) and then up to Petrin to see the very overrated "Mirror Maze" and the Petrin view tower (which is a small Eifel Tower). When we realized there were around 1000 steps, we turned back, took a picture and headed home. After some much needed dinner, we were going to go out for a few drinks and some live music, but we are too tired. So we will definitely hit up the recommended and raved about "Oldest Pub in Prague" (if we can find it) tomorrow after touring the castle. Hopefully we won't be too sore.Dobrou Noc....
5 comments:
Hey Girls! It sounds like you're having fun (I think ;)). I'm so jealous and wish I were there with you both. I can't wait to see pictures. Talk to you soon! XOXO
What a day - I'm proud of you girls making the most out of your time in Prague. Hey, there's a great restraunt right around the corner from the Oldest Pub in Prague. If you leave the pub and turn right to go down the hill and then go right where the road bends to the right there's a good Czech restaurant on your left.
Have fun - and yes, can't wait to see those pics.
Dad/Mike
Hey Ladies, don't forget the Sturm. Too bad you missed out on the Jewish district though. Its cool and the cemetary is so different cuz the headstones get literally stacked on top of each other.
Thanks for adding "comments" to the blog. More fun this way.
Love you!!
Alicia/Erin,
Sent to hotmail address of relative in Prague- you should look him up if you get a chance. He has relatives that speak English!
Sounds like wonderful time- cant wait until next installment!
Love, mom and dad
you mean to tell me that you counted each step!? Thats just crazy!! I really hope you guys took some awesome (b&w) pics of the astronomical clock! They would look beautiful in a frame!
Alicia(and Chevron)- you MUST know that when traveling with a Lysaght.. "plan" on leaving..an hour or so before you actually plan on leaving. It works out much better that way! We are insanely awesome at being late.
I'm very jealous of you ladies going to Prague (Praw hah). Pictures of that place just look so beautiful!
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