There was another holiday last week, so Tony and I took advantage and traveled to Prague for a few days...along with a few thousand other folks. (I am starting to rethink the whole "traveling over a holiday" idea.) Once again, we walked our booty's off. I had NO idea that Prague had so many hills! It did make for some beautiful views, though!
I am embarrassed to say that other than asking a few friends who had been previously about their trip, I did very little research about things to do in Prague. We had an amazing time, though! And now I have a long list of things to do when we return!
Old Town Square...Founded in the 12th Century
St. Nicholas Church at Old Town Square (1273)
Church of Our Lady before Tyn has the oldest organ in Prague (1673).
The Astronomical Clock is a very popular tourist spot!
I couldn't figure out how to share the video, but there are several things that happen at the top of the hour...
There was quite the crowd to watch it all go down!
We stopped by an Irish Pub in the square to "cheers" our friends, Jim and Laurie. They came last September and gave us this Czech Koruna to have a beer on them!
I loved that there were still markets going on!
That evening we took a boat tour on the Vltava River. This is a picture of the Charles Bridge. Construction began in 1357 and was completed in 1402.
The city was beautiful lit up at night!
The next day, we walked up to the Letna Overlook with views of the Vltava River and Old Town.
We rewarded ourselves with a beer after that climb!
Pilsner Urquell is the world's first known pilsner originating in Czech. Apparently the same recipe has been used since 1842.
From there we walked to Mala Strana for some lunch and up to the Prague Castle (built in the 9th Century). The clouds and the rain started rolling in, so I didn't get the best pictures. Next time!
St. Vitus Cathedral is located on the castle grounds.
From the castle, we walked back down to the Charles Bridge. This is one of 30 sculptures that have been carved to decorate the bridge. The sculptures were carved between the years 1683 and 1928.
We had planned to walk over the bridge to Old Town, but the police had a different plan. No idea what happened, but we had to turn around. The rest of the sculptures will have to wait until our next trip.
Looking down on the Certovka Canal.
We eventually made it to the other side and watched a beautiful sunset and saw the castle lit up at night.
The next day was the Prague Marathon....
....And we drank beer as the runners that finished passed us by!
We eventually made our way over to the finish line. We saw young, old, people in tuxedos and Darth Vader (May the 4th be with you). These three buds caught my attention as they held hands going across the finish line. Made me think of Ellis and his friend, Birch. They just finished a half marathon and have thoughts of a full marathon next year. If they go through with it, I hope to be there.
Enjoyed hanging out with these two rockstars that actually did run the marathon. Kate (pink sweatshirt) insisted I wear her medal. I was so excited to pretend! HA!
See you next time, Prague!
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