I had an amazing time in Prague and in some ways I wish I had stayed longer. The city was beautiful and fun, the hostel I was staying at was nasty and not fun. Well, it might have been fun if I was an 18 year old partier looking for hash and ass. Okay, I was looking for one of the two. But there were a rediculous amount of imature, drunk guys in the place. I was in a room that had 10 bunks, attached to two more rooms that each had 10 bunks. For all of that there was one bathroom with a toilet, one shower, and a kitchen, all of which looked like it had been ages since they were cleaned. Pretty much every night the boys went out to the Caberets, which from what I understand are strip clubs that you can have sex with the girls at. They would get home around 4am or so and yell loudly about whatever happened that night. One night a guy was so drunk that he couldn't find the bathroom and pissed on his friend's bed in his stupor, kid you not.
Anyway, the hostel was the only downside of Prague, the rest (if you ignore the touristy aspect) was rather enchanting. I arrived Thursday afteroon, checked my things into my room, and set out into the city. I walked over to the Vltava River, which runs through the heart of the city. I was greeted there by a bunch of swans and a beautiful view of the castle and St. Vitus Cathedral. I then proceded to the St. Charles Bridge is a famous bridge, which is a famous bridge that connects the two sides. There are also about five or six other bridges, kind of like P-town. Over the bridge, on which lots of local artisans were selling photographs, paintings, marionettes, and other hand made things. On the other side I stopped and had a beer in one of the many outside pubs and then headed up the hill. Half way up I got some home made tarimisou icecream, that actually had ladyfingers in it. Yummy! Then way, way up to the park overlooking the city, where I managed to find shelter in a doorway of a huge wall just before it started to downpour. I was hiding from the rain with a local man who was very nice and spoke a tiny bit of english. All around were the tiniest of frogs. The first one I saw was super cute and I picked it up to take a closer look. But when I started walking around, there were hundreds jumping out of my way, then it became a little creepy. Creepy, but cute. It poured for about twenty minutes, then cleared up into the most beautiful sunset with a double rainbow over the city. A very nice first impressio of Prague.
Anyway, the hostel was the only downside of Prague, the rest (if you ignore the touristy aspect) was rather enchanting. I arrived Thursday afteroon, checked my things into my room, and set out into the city. I walked over to the Vltava River, which runs through the heart of the city. I was greeted there by a bunch of swans and a beautiful view of the castle and St. Vitus Cathedral. I then proceded to the St. Charles Bridge is a famous bridge, which is a famous bridge that connects the two sides. There are also about five or six other bridges, kind of like P-town. Over the bridge, on which lots of local artisans were selling photographs, paintings, marionettes, and other hand made things. On the other side I stopped and had a beer in one of the many outside pubs and then headed up the hill. Half way up I got some home made tarimisou icecream, that actually had ladyfingers in it. Yummy! Then way, way up to the park overlooking the city, where I managed to find shelter in a doorway of a huge wall just before it started to downpour. I was hiding from the rain with a local man who was very nice and spoke a tiny bit of english. All around were the tiniest of frogs. The first one I saw was super cute and I picked it up to take a closer look. But when I started walking around, there were hundreds jumping out of my way, then it became a little creepy. Creepy, but cute. It poured for about twenty minutes, then cleared up into the most beautiful sunset with a double rainbow over the city. A very nice first impressio of Prague.
1 comments:
I like frogs.
Post a Comment