Prague!

After spring holiday I headed back to Glasgow for a few days to take my first final. That Wednesday we flew out again for a trip to Prague in the Czech Republic. We stayed in a cute little hostel right next to the famous Charles Bridge. It was also around the corner from the John Lennon Wall which put us in a great spot. Our first day there we decided to check out the Prague Castle. The castle is a castle complex dating from the 9th century. It is also the current official office of the President of the Czech Republic. In addition, the Bohemian Crown Jewels are kept in a hidden room inside the complex. The castle complex holds a massive cathedral along with multiple mini museums that detail Prague’s history and old relics.

There’s also a museum of armour and torture in the castle complex as well as multiple little rooms set up to look like they did when people lived there. We saw rooms belonging to a psychic, herbalist, and a film maker plus a dungeon.

That was all we saw for the day before retiring to our hostel for some much needed sleep (I need to stop with the early flights). The next day we decided to go to the Prague zoo for the day. The interesting thing about the zoo in Prague is that the enclosures are not very extensive. In some cases there were complete barriers (nobody wants to be bit by a Tiger), but in most cases there was some rope and space between the animals and people. The lemur exhibit was completely open and they could walk right up to you. It was a very interesting experience with the zoo, especially feeling like you could really see the animals. And I was, of course, excited to see the elephants!!

We then headed back into the city to check out the Easter market. The Easter market was super cute and they had some traditional music being played which was interesting to listen to even though I didn’t understand any of it. We found the astronomical clock after seeing the market. The clock was first installed in 1410.

Afterwards, we set out to find some Trdelník. Trdelník is made from rolled dough that is wrapped around a stick then grilled and topped with sugar. It is also commonly called “chimney cake”. You can get multiple things inside the Trdelník but I opted for ice cream and chocolate.

As I mentioned earlier we were staying by the famous Charles Bridge which we had to take to get back to our hostel. The bridge crosses the Vltava river. Construction of it began in 1357 under King Charles IV and finished in the beginning of the 15th century. We, of course, had to get pictures on the famous bridge.

We also ventured over to the Lennon Wall for some cute pictures too. In the 1980’s the wall stared being filled with John Lennon inspired graffiti and lyrics from Beatles’ songs.

Our final day in Prague we decided to check out the Jewish Quarter or Ghetto in Prague. We were able to see multiple synagogues, the Jewish cemetery, and the Jewish museum.

We then started our way back to our hostel to get our luggage and catch our 7 hour train to Krakow, Poland. I had to stop for one last Trdelník before we left (they are so good!). And I also had to say goodbye to the cutest little kitty that lived at our hostel.

Bon Voyage!