Prague. Praha.

Ahoy (Hi in Czech)

I got to visit Prague a few weekends ago. I had not got the chance to blog about it, due to a variety of reasons, but worry not. I am back! :-)

I visited Prague with two other friends. And it was quite the treat. Especially since one of my friends was born and raised in Prague. So we also got a free tour guide! Yay!

To start things off, we departed from the train station and in about 3-4 hours we had arrived at the main train station. 
Praha hlavní nádraží(Prague Railway Main Station)

And from there our adventures began...

The city square to the local bakery, to the main sites and baroque styled buildings. 
It truly was a great experience. 
It is no wonder that Prague is so well known and beautifully described by all who have been lucky enough to grace her streets. 
But enough of my mumbo jumbo...here, I will let the pictures do all the talking. Pictures are worth a thousand words like they say :D

The main city square

Street view

So this was interesting
A man on a horse upside down.
Yep!

Apparently, this is to depict a symbol of defiance to the western world.
Or something like that ;-)

Snapshot from our visit to the local bakery.
Yum!

The old city gate with a the new addition on the side

Bubbles!!!!

The famous Astronomical Clock.

The stairs to go up to the clock

Astronomical Clock of Prague

The view from above
Totally worth the climb and the crowds.

And then the clock struck noon!...
All the 12 disciples pop out...quite the scene...

We then visited some of the jewellery stores with jewels made from Bohemian crystals...some of the finest!

Oh!
Now I know where to go ring shopping ;-)

Seen in a gift shop

"Prague does not let go of you or of me.
This little mother has claws. there is nothing for it but to give in."
-Seen in a giftshop

Moving on,....

A 500 note from Czech(Czech Koruna)

1 € = 27CZK (Czech Koruna)

p.s: notice a woman is on the note! What is the USA waiting for?

-Seen on the streets of Prague, offering tour rides in vintage cars-
-You gotta do what you can
#theStruggleIsReal

Some creepy art...

We continued...

Passed by the Jewish Quarter and the Maiselova Synagogue

Got to visit an old fashioned style restaurant

My travel buddies :-)

Smiles. 

Stepping into the past. 

Check out the menus

A sample of the meal

On the Charles bridge

The view from the Charles bridge,
overlooking the Vltava River

John Lennon Wall

Chilling by the wall

There is always a new painting on the wall.
#Peace

visited some of the Cathedrals too...

the local city tram

Despite the rain, Prague was still beautiful

Guards of the Prague castle making their daily rotation

Franz Kafka - One of Czech's most well known writers.

Random shots in a shop

Home made soap local shop

  

Some of the soap was made from Wine but you could never tell from the smell!

And Beer too!

One of the gardens we visted

Mr.Peacock strutting his stuff

The dancing house of Prague

The Return...via the Czech subway...

Unfortunately, we only visited Prague for one day...And it happened to be a rainy/sunny day...

But I am glad we visited Czech's capital, even if but for a short time. 

Ciao, 

-Mwiza