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    • Grape n’ Teds ’19/’20 Eurotrip
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      Day 16

      Prague - Day 1

      January 5, 2020 in Czech Republic ⋅ ☀️ 2 °C

      So we set off towards the Old Town on our first day in Prague and I was pleasantly surprised to see the Christmas Markets were still going strong! I think Ed had seen enough Christmas Markets to last a life time and the poor vendors must’ve been over too although they all would finish up on the 6th January so only one more day. And nothing beats the smell of Christmas spices and roasting meats while you explore the city. The astronomical clock is beautiful and our photo doesn’t do it justice as the sun/shadows weren’t in our favour.

      We decided to get a view of the famous Charles Bridge before walking over it and Ed got a great shot of the size and amazing architecture. We wandered up to the Prague Castle and spent a couple of hours exploring its interesting history. The Cathedral in the Castle grounds is a wonder to behold! I also had to include some photos of Ed’s amazing lunch up at the restaurant. My fresh ginger tea was also amazing :)

      On our way down from the Castle we found the famous Stredoveka Krcma (Medieval Tavern) and headed down into the eerie stone pub which has been open daily since 1375. That was an experience!

      Our walk home took us over the Charles Bridge and we had some great views looking over the city (once you manoeuvre around the thousands of tourists and their selfies!)

      A day well spent and some sore legs to put up by the end of the day! Lauren X      Read more

    • Grape n’ Teds ’19/’20 Eurotrip
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      Day 18

      Prague - Day 2 & 3

      January 7, 2020 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 2 °C

      Not too many photos from our last couple of days in Prague as we went to some museums and galleries where you weren’t allowed to take photos - understandably. Day 2 took us to the Museum of Communism which was really interesting and I’m really pleased we decided to go. I’m not a big history buff but the exhibition was so informative and well set out with lots of memorabilia from the last 100 years of Prague’s history. Highly recommend! We wandered through the Jewish Quarter of Prague which was fascinating too.

      For our final day in Prague, I wanted to spend some time exploring some interesting art galleries so we started at the Musuem of Miniatures which features the tiny works from Anatolij Konenko. It was mind blowing. He has created artwork like nothing I’ve ever seen before working on small surfaces such as poppy seeds, a strand of hair or a grain of rice. Ed managed to get a couple of photos on his phone looking into the microscopes (go Galaxy S8 for skill!).

      We went for a walk around the area of the Strahov Monastery and as it was getting pretty cold by this point, we ended up heading into the Monastery Beer and Wine Cellars which have been used for over 800 years. The restaurant down the bottom was fantastic and I got to try their freshly brewed Cherry Beer which was amazing. Of course I made Ed sample the food so he had some amazing looking (and tasting I’m sure!) black sausage stew. No complaints from him haha!

      We had a couple of hours to kill before heading to the airport so decided to head to the National Gallery which is in the Fair Trade Palace. A lot of local Czech artists featured in there and a few Picasso and Matisse as part of the collection. Was a good little stop over! 

Then off to the airport for our flight to Copenhagen. Chat in a few days :D

      Lauren xx      Read more

    • TravelerEurope by train
      Day 18

      First day in Prague

      February 18, 2020 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C

      After my overnight journey to Prague I arrives at 8am. I wasn't able to check into my hostel so dumped my bag there and went for a free walking tour.

      This city is incredible. I feel like I'm back in a main spot again.

      Really is something special there.

      Can't wait to go exploring again tomorrow      Read more

    • TravelerEurope by train
      Day 19

      Last day in Prague

      February 19, 2020 in Czech Republic ⋅ ☁️ 3 °C

      Well I can't believe I have been here already for 2 days ..... it's gone so fast.

      This city is incredible. The architecture is like a masterpiece on ever corner, waking under arches and over bridges that have been there for hundreds of years. The colour and the vibrancy of the place makes you feel alive right from entering the city. From street performers to smoked sausage and ham on the streets to legends and myths at every corner.

      It has been an incredible experience and one which I will absolutely be coming back to experience again.      Read more

    • Wochenendtrip Prag
      Day 1

      Karlovy

      March 7, 2020 in Czech Republic ⋅ 🌙 3 °C

      Pulsierender Nachtclub auf 5 Etagen in umgebautem Anwesen aus dem 15. Jahrhundert. Europas größter Nachtclub auf fünf Etagen. Aber nicht für uns heute. Wir sind jetzt schon kaputt und gehen wieder Richtung Auto.Read more

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    • TravelerInterrail Europe
      Day 8

      Prague TCHÉQUIE DAY 1

      May 14, 2022 in Czech Republic ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C

      Bien arrivés dans la capitale Tchèque.

      Aucune auberge de jeunesse libre. Peu de choix et augmentation des tarifs en raison de la crise ukrainienne. Le pays est en première ligne avec la Pologne, la Moldavie, la Roumanie, la Slovaquie...
      Nous sommes donc dans un hôtel avec petit déjeuner.
      Et quel hôtel ! Pour une fois, le confort est au rendez-vous.
      Calme, grande chambre. Et une salle de bains qui ressemble à un laboratoire.

      Les douleurs sont très fortes ce soir et la fatigue intense.

      Et j'ai très faim. Et Quentin aussi.

      💜💜💜❤️❤️❤️❤️ #fibromyalgiafighter #ChronicFatigueSyndromeFighter      Read more

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    • Christie MitchellRTW 2022
      Day 89

      Travel day …

      June 18, 2022 in Czech Republic ⋅ ☀️ 88 °F

      Miles: 3.1 Steps: 7101
      Flights stairs: 8 (rare “easy” day)

      Today was a travel day, which is still very much an adventure in Europe. We took a 9 hour electric train ride from Budapest to Prague!! Travel days can be fairly exhausting both physically and mentally - physically because we’re carrying 35 lbs each and mentally just working out the logistics, usually in a language we don’t know and then always being around people speaking other languages, everywhere. Believe it or not, It’s tiring after too many hours of hearing sounds you don’t understand.

      We made it to our hostel and collapsed. We seem to be out in the suburbs some, if there are those here. Didn’t see much between the train station and here because we took the underground subway, so not quite sure what’s out there yet.

      It’s a very odd experience moving from one city to the next as we’re doing. The places can be SO different from each other, that it’s almost shocking. One day we’re hiking in the mountains, the next we’re at the ocean, the next we’re in a castle on a hill. Very odd and unique situation. I’m grateful for every moment. ❤️      Read more

    • Christie MitchellRTW 2022
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      Day 91

      Prague’s weather causing issues

      June 20, 2022 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F

      Miles: 3.73 Steps: 9702
      Flights stairs: 9

      This is the first town where we have been seriously hampered by the weather. Pretty good considering we’re going on 90 days of travel. Yesterday it was stifling hot - 100° in the shade! So we didn’t do much but shop in the mall. Today we tried to go out, but a giant storm blew in, took the temps down to 50-60’s with severe rain, thunder and lighting, so we gave up and went back to our hostel mid day knowing the forecast was much better the next few days. crossing our fingers.

      We did go to a few things before heading “home”. We saw the Dancing house - they also call it “Fred and Ginger” here. It’s a building that is meant to look like Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dancing. It was pretty neat.

      Then we headed to the “Head of Franz Kafka” - a sculpture of a German famous writer. It was not running because of the weather, but it was supposed to change forms and spin. We’re going to try to see it again before we leave and see if it’s working.

      We went out in the evening after the storm passed and went to Letna Park, which is close to where we’re staying. Gave us a nice view of the sunset and of the city below.

      During this trip in some cities I add in a few extra days here and there to “rest”, do laundry, get shopping done, plan the next countries, things like that. Luckily that was the case here in Prague so we had a few extra days to give. It was nice to just sit and relax and take it easy. And we have a private room at the hostel, so even better!!      Read more

    • Christie MitchellRTW 2022
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      Day 92

      Prague, finally!!

      June 21, 2022 in Czech Republic ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F

      Miles: 7.45 Steps: 17644
      Flights stairs: 15

      We finally had great weather and went out and enjoyed Prague! It was beautiful. We went to the Prague castle and St Vitus Cathedral as well as St George’s cathedral on the hill. It was really pretty cool.

      Then we headed down to the river and went across the Charles Bridge and into the old town. We took a tour of the famous astronomical clock. Didn’t get to see any workings of the clock but did have an interesting tour of the underground city that lies underneath the one we see above. We also took a small boat ride (size, not time) down the river and into the canals of “little Venice” - which, really wasn’t much like Venice now that I’ve been there.

      The highlight of the evening was going back at night to see the town lit up. Truly beautiful.      Read more

    • Christie MitchellRTW 2022
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      Day 93

      Last day in Prague

      June 22, 2022 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F

      Miles: 4.2 Steps: 10329
      Flights stairs: 9

      Today was our last day in Prague and we had a nice relaxing time. We headed up to Petrin Hill on a funicular and went to the Mirror maze - it was cute. Wish it would have been harder, but still fun. Then we stopped at the Petrin Tower, Prague’s attempt to duplicate the Eiffel Tower. Built slightly differently and MUCH smaller, but neat to see. We also toured the beautiful rose gardens and then took the funicular back down.

      After that we headed back to the Head of Franz Kafka to see if it was working today, and found it was - kind of. There are 42 moving plates, and sadly 2 of them didn’t rotate. Still saw the gist of it, but the broken pieces didn’t allow it to do all it was supposed to do. If you google it you can see it working correctly.

      Then we headed thru the city for one last look. Everywhere we go we see Starbucks - it’s amazing how they are different in each old city and morph right in with the surroundings.

      Prague is definitely a beautiful place - and their public transportation system is the best we’ve seen yet. The US has a long way to go to catch up with the rest of the world it seems.      Read more

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    Hlavní město Praha, Hlavni mesto Praha, Praga, Prague ville-capitale, Hlavní Mesto Praha

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