Czech Republic
Královské Vinohrady

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    • 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
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    • 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.
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    • Day 8

      Things I ate

      September 5, 2019 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F

      Most of the time I eat bread, cheese, fruit, and nuts. It's cheap, easy, and requires little refrigeration or cooking

      But obviously I gotta try the local cuisine when I can. I was excited to eat in Prague because the Czech food is more interesting than German, and also it's cheap as hell. Pictured:

      1. Pork knuckle (knee), crusty bread, pickled peppers, mustard, horseradish
      2. Sausage, potato dumplings, cabbage
      3. Braised beef smothered in pureed veggies, cranberry sauce, (unsweetened) whipped cream, and a lemon. Served with bread dumplings. Sounds weird but it was very tasty! It's called svíčková. And omg, bread dumplings are amazing.
      4. Czech pancakes. They are much smaller and denser and I'm a fan. Served with....plum? I think. And unsweetened whipped cream. Also a fan.
      5. I didnt eat this but these chimney cakes are traditional desserts. They're spun and roasted over a fire, dusted with sugar, and then filled with ice cream!
      6. Gingerbread is also very Czech, apparently. There was gingerbread everywhere. This guy was quite tasty.
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    • Day 43

      Last day in Europe

      September 24, 2019 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C

      Yesterday I explored the Castle side of the river. Today I'd cross it explore Old Town and other areas.

      I started with a morning walk across the Charles Bridge. It's everything folks have said about it-- lovely, beautiful views, flanked by statues, and packed with tourists and vendors. It took about 20 minutes to stroll across, as I stopped frequently to check out the views, or listen to jazz musicians playing on the bridge.

      Once across, I took a subway out to one of Prague's suburbs. This let me get beyond the tourist-packed center, and see a bit of what locals see every day. After exiting the subway, it took about 15 minutes to stroll to a spot I wanted to see-- the Žižkov Television Tower. It wasn't as tall as the one in Berlin, but it's futuristic design-- and the statues of babies crawling up the side-- made it a unique sight.

      The observatory was closed for a private party, so I settled for a couple drinks in the cafe near the base. One was beer, the other was Kofola-- an alternative soft drink from communist times, when Coca Cola wasn't available. Glad I tried it, but wasn't a big fan (powerful licorice and herbal flavors)

      From there I walked back toward the center of town. WhenI got to Wenceslas Square, I started a Rick Steves audio tour I'd downloaded, and let him steer me for the next couple hours. It was a great call-- I got excellent background on the sights I was seeing, and was even pointed to a few out of the way places I'd have missed on my own.

      The tour ended in Prague's Old Town, near the Charles Bridge I'd crossed earlier. Dusk was falling, the bridge was calmer-- though far from abandoned-- and the setting sun painted the castle and rooftops across the way. I strolled across it again, admiring the statues and the river below, and found myself feeling melancholy as I contemplated this trip I'd been on.

      The past weeks *had* been an accomplishment and adventure like I'd hoped, filled with many experiences-- most good, some less so. I'd seen cities I wanted to see-- Amsterdam, Berlin, Prague, Dresden. I rode along the Rhine and Danube, two rivers I've wondered about for a long time, I spent time with really cool people, Marliese and Wolfgang, Joey and her family.

      But I also confronted feelings of loneliness, of physical frailty, of feeling no longer young. I spent much of it with parts of myself I'd hoped to move beyond-- the Joe who overeats, who seeks approval too much, who spends hours playing games and editing pictures.

      I know I expressed parts of myself I do like-- curiosity, warmth, resourcefulness. I know in time I'll have a more balanced view of this chapter. But right now I'm feeling tired, a bit blue, and very ready to go home. I have things to do there. And maybe that is my next adventure.
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    • Day 53

      PRAG

      October 29, 2022 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C

      Idag har Amanda inte mått så bra och stannat hemma och jag har traskat runt hela Prag (känns det som) ensam. Jag gick upp på olika viewpoints och gick längs med berget och hamnade på slottets innerområde och sedan till Lenons Wall runt i stan. Med musik i öronen kan man ändå traska runt sådär själv ganska länge. Men sen saknade jag Amanda för mycket så de blev lite häng på hostlet innan vi gick en runda 😁Read more

    • Day 12

      Praag - Vrije dag 2

      November 5, 2022 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C

      Vandaag een tweede vrije dag in Praag en er staat wat leuks op de planning!

      We hebben een parfum workshop om een eigen heilung geur te gaan maken. Dit bij een meisje die zelf hele mooie geuren maakt geïnspireerd op mythologie en oudheid. En om nog even extra van min siggy schrik te komen liep het huis vol met kittens. Waarvan er eentje zelfs Siggy heete.

      Even bijkomen en wat administratie bijwerken want snel gaan we richting Duitsland en Zwitserland waar we zware grens controles hebben met de merch truck
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    • Day 1

      Nubeerbar

      September 8 in Czech Republic ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C

      Voller Tatendrang stürmen wir aus dem Hotel. Bereit die Stadt auf ein neues zu erkunden!
      Und landen erstmal in der Kneipe gegenüber. Wer hätte erahnen können das unser Forschungsdrang ein so jähes Ende findet?
      Richtig, jeder der uns kennt 😂
      Nach dem wir uns für ein Bier entschieden haben und der Kellner und ignoriert hat, erklären uns die Mädels am Nebentisch dass es draußen keinen Service gibt. Also stapft Christian in den Laden und kommt auch direkt wieder raus. Der Geldautomat hatte nur 1000 Kronen Scheine ausgespuckt. Und die wollten die Herren nicht wechseln. Irgendwo verständlich, ein Bier kostet um die 70 Kronen.
      Aber wie konnten noch ein paar kleinen zusammenkratzen und das Bier bezahlen. Das eine sollte aber reichen. Danach wollen wir weiter ziehen
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    • Day 1

      PRAG

      July 3, 2019 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

      Prag mit seinen immens bunten Häuserfassaden macht gute Laune, nur der Bahnhof und seine Organisation sind ein wenig haarsträubend...
      Ende der Geschichte : Statt nach Budapest, fahren wir jetzt gerade nach WienRead more

    • Day 8

      265 miles later: Prague

      September 5, 2019 in Czech Republic ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F

      265 miles later: Prague

      Five stars for the pastries and bread dumplings, for the gorgeous buildings and inspiring theatre and puppetry, for your resilient belief in freedom and beauty after decades of horrific repression.

      One star for cobblestone bike lanes. Ouch.

      I didn't spend as much quality time with a wifi connection as I wanted, there's much more to post. Eventually....
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    • Day 8

      Communism and clowns

      September 5, 2019 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F

      I did not research Prague at all before going there. I was a totally blank slate, so besides eating my way through the city, I decided to focus on two significant parts of the culture: history and art.

      As far as history goes, I visited the Museum of Communism, which was amazing and probably one of the most educational and interesting museums I've ever been to. I actually spent a good amount of time this spring listening to Russian history podcasts (I watched Chernobyl and immediately wanted more), so I had a good primer as far as the USSR and what it was all about.

      Still, is shocking how little I was taught of world history in school. And it seems like, the more I try to catch up, the more there is to learn.

      Anyway, the museum gave a general history of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic up through Nazi occupation, and then focused on life under communist rule.

      Damn, man. It is frightening to see the parallels between the fascism of the late 20th century and the direction of US culture and policy today.

      Going to this museum was one of the highlights of the entire trip, for sure.

      In terms of art, I decided on a Black Light Theatre show, which is unique to Prague and uses blacklights to create visual effects resembling magic. The show also incorporated acrobatics, puppets, and was entirely mimed, so it was universally understood. It felt very creative and weird and lighthearted. Kids and adults were both laughing. There were multiple layers to the humor.

      It wasn't the kind of theatre that I typically frequent, the kind with a strong message, usually political. But all the same, it felt important to laugh after the darkness of the museum of communism, and inspired and delighted me. Art fills in so many spaces in life.

      Not bad for a single day in Prague.
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    Královské Vinohrady, Kralovske Vinohrady

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