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    • Day 5

      Praga 3

      July 28, 2023 in Czech Republic ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

      Ultimo giorno a Praga quindi mi sono svegliata presto per vedere tutte le cose importanti* (*turistiche)
      È stato bello camminare per la città ancora addormentata.
      Il tempo era un po’ ballerino, caldo- freddo- pioggerellina e così via.
      Ieri ho dovuto comprare una felpa perché naturalmente non ho minimamente pensato alla possibilità che potesse far freddo (dato che a Roma c’erano tipo 40 gradi quando sono partita)
      Fatto sta che felpa+ ombrello = stavo una bomba.
      Sono rimasta piacevolmente colpita da una stronzata, come sempre.
      Praticamente per pulire le strade, invece della solita scopa e paletta che abbiamo noi pioli arretrati, hanno una specie di aspirapolvere. È così carina perché mi ricorda quella de teletubbies, l’avrei guardata per ore!!!
      Dopo questa luuunga passeggiata, sono tornata in ostello per una doccia e per le 12.30 sono uscita con Noah.
      Abbiamo deciso di vedere il museo di Kafka (che in realtà mi era stato sconsigliato) non avendo altro da fare.
      Il museo non è stato nulla di che, la cosa più divertente è che non c’era neanche nulla di originale, tutto ciò che era lì erano copie di cose che si trovano in altri musei, amazing.
      Poi siamo andati a mangiare in un posto abbastanza conosciuto, a pochi passi da dove ieri abbiamo pranzato a quel mercatino di street food.
      Io ho preso un’insalata con pollo, ma per insalata loro intendevano un misto di verdure crude tra cui l’insalata stessa era assente (pomodori, cipolle, peperoni, cetrioli) quindi ho mangiato solo il pollo e obv una birra perché era economica.
      Poi si hanno raggiunto dei ragazzi danesi conosciuti la sera prima, amici di David.
      Io sono tornata in ostello a riposarmi un po’ perché ridendo e scherzando avevo raggiunto i 35k passi ed ero stanchina.
      Dopo ci siamo visti per cena, ma io ero ancora piena da pranzo (pranzo fatto alle 16.30!!) e quindi ho preso solo delle patatine (salutare).
      Poi abbiamo raggiunto Blue e Hana, due ragazze che ho conosciuto su Facebook, Hana vive a Praga quindi ci ha portato in un posticino carino in riva al fiume.
      Poi volevamo fare altro, andare in un secondo locale e siamo finiti in un posticino particolare, pieno di metallari 50enni che ballavano come pazzi, io sarei anche rimasta ma alla fine siamo andati via :(
      Siamo capitati in un altro localino, molto peggiore secondo me perché siamo dovuti scendete tipo tre piani sotto terra, ma con delle scalette minuscole, non riesco neanche a descriverlo.
      Poi, arrivati al centro della terra praticamente, ci siamo trovati in una stanzetta in cui tutti fumavano, era invivibile.
      Grazie a dio non accettavano carte ma solo cashhhh quindi siamo andati via e abbiamo avuto la possibilità di respirare di nuovo.
      Poi siamo andati ad un bangla, che qui sono vietnamiti, e abbiamo preso da bere. Io ho provato un sidro che a quanto pare è una bevanda di tendenza qui (?). Molto buono ma molto zuccheroso.
      Poi abbiamo camminato ancora un po’ e alla fine abbiamo salutato gli altri e io e Noah siamo tornati in ostello.
      Lì ci siamo salutati anche noi e si è conclusa Praga per me.
      Sarei rimasta di più se avessi potuto perché mi sono trovata davvero bene con Noah!
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    • Day 130

      Praha, Česko

      August 12, 2023 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

      Prague, capital city of the Czech Republic, is bisected by the Vltava River. Nicknamed “the City of a Hundred Spires,” it's known for its Old Town Square, the heart of its historic core, with colorful baroque buildings, Gothic churches and the medieval Astronomical Clock, which gives an animated hourly show. Completed in 1402, pedestrian Charles Bridge is lined with statues of Catholic saintsRead more

    • Day 3

      Dia 5: Berlín-Praga

      July 11, 2023 in Czech Republic ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C

      Madrugamos y fuimos directos al lidl a comprar nuestra comida para el viaje y el desayuno.
      Al acabar pedimos un uber que nos llevo a la estación por 3 euros.
      Cuando nos montamos en el tren nos fuimos a primera clase, tuvimos suerte y no nos echaron de allí. En un momento dado vino un revisor y nos hicimos los dormidos.
      Después de 4:30 horas de trayecto llegamos finalmente a Praga.
      En la estación pedimos un uber que nos llevo al hotel.
      Llegamos al hotel, era impresionante pero aún más cuando subimos a las habitaciones eran suits.
      Nos duchamos y como no estábamos cansados nos fuimos a dar una vuelta por la ciudad, nos encantó. De camino nos encontramos un jardín con pavos reales en libertad, y más tarde fuimos a comernos un helado típico de Praga (trdelnik) nota media (9)
      Como nuestro habitación tenía cocina y una terraza con unas vistas espectaculares desde lo alto de Praga, compramos espaguetis para cenar.
      Al no estar muy cansados pensamos en salir, primero fuimos a un bar donde los trenes te traían la cerveza a la mesa (asquerosa) nota media (2) y al acabar fuimos director al Dog bar, pensábamos que la entrada era gratis pero resulta que valía 10 euros y pasamos de entrar. Y ya nos fuimos al hotel a dormir
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    • Day 32

      Prague Day 2 - Jewish tour

      June 27, 2023 in Czech Republic ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

      Today we took a VoiceMap Jewish tour of Prague. There are 6 large surviving synagogues in the old Jewish quarter and we visited them all. In one, there is now a Holocaust memorial with all the names of killed Czech Jews written on the walls. It also had a heart wrenching exhibit of the original children’s drawings that were found in the concentration camps. Near another synagogue there is old Jewish cemetery that dates 600 years back, with 10 thousand gravestones and many layers of graves, estimating over 100,000 graves. We also visited beautiful Spanish synagogue with moorish decorations. Now, there are a few thousand Jews and the population is growing.Read more

    • Day 3

      Prag Stadtmitte

      June 10, 2023 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

      Vom Dom ab zur Stadtmitte 🤩Parkplatz mitten drin gefunden und mit Lias los👍🏻
      Immer wieder schön hier😀jetzt ein ruhiges Plätzchen zum Mittagessen 🥪 finden.
      Die Stadt ist jetzt so voll, das wir zum Auto gehen und uns Richtung Amberg, der letzte Stellplatz auf unserer kurzen Tour, auf machen.
      Tschüss 👋 Prag
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    • Day 21

      Prague by Night

      August 19, 2017 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C

      By day, Prague is a beautiful city, and the epithet Paris of the East doesn’t quite do it justice. In fact, Paris should be referred to as the Prague of the West, but with more dog shit and mice. Prague is the Disneyland for adults,because at every turn there is a "princess castle" to admire. By night, Prague is just as beautiful.

      The Prague Castle, all lit up at night, provides a beautiful backdrop as you walk along the Vltava river. The streets come alive at night with people positioning themselves along the river or in a park with a few drinks to enjoy the atmosphere of the city.

      Milujeme prahu (we ♥ Prague)
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    • Day 23

      On the way to cafe savoy..

      January 6, 2016 in Czech Republic ⋅ ❄️ -1 °C

      We decided to walk a longer way to cafe savoy (recommended by paul and some bloggers we found online) by charles bridge as we havent seen it in day light yet lol. Its very crowded with tourist, but its covered with white snow, that gives it a very magical feel. Guess snow actually enhance the scenery a lot lolRead more

    • Day 1

      Day 1 in Prague, Czechia

      April 9, 2018 in Czech Republic ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C

      Had a relaxed first day in Prague wandering around the old town. It is very crowded with tourists and not easy to take many nice photos. My first impression of Prague is that it looks like a fairytale city.Read more

    • Day 3

      La synagogue Klaus

      April 14 in Czech Republic ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

      Autre synagogue et style différent

    • Day 5

      The Jewish Quarter

      January 18, 2017 in Czech Republic ⋅ ☀️ -3 °C

      The peak Jewish population here in Prague at one time made up 1/3 of all the inhabitants of this city. There were periods of time when Prague experienced religious freedoms (I'll talk more on that in another post) but the majority of Prague's historical behavior towards the Jewish people who lived here has not always been the best. For instance, they were only allowed to live in the Jewish Quarter, which was the slum of the slums, along the river. It was located in lowest elevation of the city and every 10-15 years the river would flood as rivers tend to do, causing massive damage to their homes and shops. The river waters also stirred up yucky things better left undisturbed like disease and human pollution. The Jewish people of Prague were taxed more than the non-Jewish residents of the city and a few times a year the King of the Austrian-Hungary Empire would forgive all the debts of his ppl out of his great benevolence. As the Jewish held most of the debts, their income source would plummet, a difficult life becoming even more so.

      Then there is the Jewish Cemetery of Prague, a plot of land in the middle of the Jewish Quarter. When you look at it, it's like a hill in between buildings. My first thought was they raised the ground where they buried their dead so that their resting places wouldn't be disturbed by the flood waters. Sadly, that is not the case. You see, when the original cemetery was filled and there was no more room to bury anyone, the Jewish ppl asked the city for another place to burial ground, they needed more land. The city said no, there is no more land to give but we can give you soil. So they put another layer of earth on top of the graves already there, just moving the gravestones up. This went on for generations and at least 10 layers. There is an estimated 40, 000 graves in that small area, stacked on top of each other. The headstones are jagged and jumbled, all smushed together, not enough for everyone that is buried there. It was quite an experience to be near something like that.

      The Jewish Quarter is no longer a slum and the city raised the level of the area so it no longer gets flooded when the river rises. There have been times in Prague's history where religious freedom was widespread and the Jewish people were allowed to live and work where they chose.

      I did not have time this trip to go visit the Jewish Cemetery inside or any of the synagogues. Only saw their outside walls, which looked much like the outside of the other walls in the area. But I knew what was there and I recognized. Nor did I get to see the display of 5,000+ works of children's art that was done at the concentration camps in which the teacher hid them in suitcases under floorboards not found until 10 years after the end of WW II. Prague we'll see me again and I will give proper time and attention to this piece of Prague's historical tapestry.
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